Our Resources
Buckingham clients enjoy access to a wealth of our continuously updated insights and educational resources. As a trusted, go-to voice in the industry, we also publish some of our findings and perspectives for everyone’s benefit. From articles to podcasts to videos, see our latest below.
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Investing
March 07, 2023
New and Improved Social Security Website
In this installment of the Buckingham Weekly Perspectives series, Chief Planning Officer Jeffrey Levine shares three reasons why you will love the new Social Security Administration website.
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Family Life & Transitions
March 01, 2023
Social Security Benefits: 5 Things Married Couples Should Know
Social Security benefits are an important source of income for many couples. Unfortunately, the rules surrounding those benefits are incredibly complicated, making it difficult to determine who should claim what benefit when and how much the couple will actually receive.
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Retirement
October 17, 2022
Should You File for Social Security Early to Capture the Inflation Adjustment?
Social Security benefits will go up 8.7% in 2023, the largest adjustment in four decades. Here’s why you don’t need to rush to file to benefit from the increase.
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Tax Strategies
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Retirement
August 04, 2020
Reframing the Social Security Claiming Decision for Married Couples
Nobody wants to leave Social Security dollars on the table because of a poor decision about when to begin taking retirement benefits. Learn how married couples can reframe their thinking around Social Security with this wealth planning hack.
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Retirement
July 16, 2019
Why Dismissing Social Security in Your Retirement Plan Is a Mistake
Buckingham's Jarrett Simpson looks at why retirement savers who are too cynical about or ignore Social Security are likely selling the program short.
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Retirement
January 24, 2019
Retirees Need a Life Plan, Not Just a Financial One
David Nicklaus, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reviews Larry Swedroe's newest book "Your Complete Guide to a Successful and Secure Retirement"
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Retirement
May 10, 2018
Is A Million Bucks Enough To Retire?
Tim Maurer offers a simple retirement stress test and asks what is perhaps the better question: What number works for you?
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