1) Retirement Planning.
2) Thoughts on Permanent Life insurance.
3) Don’ t overlook this little-known fact about Social Security! If your ex-spouse is deceased, and you were married at least 10 years, you may still be eligible for Social Security survivor benefits even after you remarry, if you are at least 60 years old when you remarry. Survivor benefits are not available if you remarry at under 60 years old.
4) What do you mean I cannot collect the proceeds of my ex-husband’s life insurance policy? I am the beneficiary! The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8 – 1 ruling in June 2018, concluded “revocation on divorce” statutes for life insurance policies were constitutional in the USA. These statutes automatically remove an ex-spouse as a primary beneficiary for life insurance proceeds, instead favoring the contingent beneficiaries listed in the policy even if the beneficiary had not been changed during the divorce. These statutes were adopted on the assumption that failing to change a beneficiary after divorce likely stemmed from “inattention” not “intention.” The policy owner can still override these statutes by making a special note in the policy (abajournal.com,2018).
Note: It is a good idea to review all your beneficiary designations every year to ensure what you want to happen will happen!
5) Why do I receive my Social Security payment on the 3rd Wednesday of the month and my spouse receives theirs on the 2nd Wednesday of the month? The day of your birth determines which week of the month your payment will arrive.
Day of birth during the month | Social Security payment timing |
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1st through the 10th | 2nd Wednesday |
11th through the 20th | 3rd Wednesday |
21st through the end of the month | 4th Wednesday |
Recommendation: Secure an advisor, understand these concepts, and let him or her guide you to a worry free and successful retirement!