Market recap for Monday, September 18th 2017
Stocks hitting record highs - again - ahead of a big Fed meeting on Wednesday
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When I Claim My $4,000 Social Security, Will My Wife Automatically Get a Spousal Benefit?
My wife is 76, born in 1948. She retired at full retirement age and currently collects $1,076 per month. I will be retiring and start collecting at 70 this year (I was born in 1954). When I collect $4,000+ per month does her monthly payment go up to spousal benefit automatically or does it have […] The post When I Claim My $4,000 Social Security, Will My Wife Automatically Get a Spousal Benefit? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
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Social Security benefits are on track to get a smaller cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, and the pay raise may not be enough to offset inflation.
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