When a Social Security beneficiary dies, the Social Security Administration (SSA) offers a lump-sum death payment of $255. This payment aims to provide immediate financial assistance to the family of ...

For your clients, losing a family member can be a difficult time. Not only have they lost a loved one, they may have also lost a major contributor to the family’s income. This can present financial ...

An annuity is a financial product that is designed to provide a guaranteed stream of income for a specified period or for the lifetime of the annuitant. An annuity contract is usually offered by an ...

M_a_y_a / Getty Images/iStockphoto Q: I know you’ve written columns about how to handle Social Security affairs after someone dies. In fact, I had clipped one of those columns and saved it. But now I ...

When Congress realized that many of the new Social Security taxpayers in the 1930s would die before they ever had a chance to collect benefits, they decided to compensate the families of a loved one ...

You must be at least 61 years and 9 months, and want your benefits to start in no more than 4 months. Apply at www.ssa.gov/retirement. Are age 18 or older. Are unable ...