Advisers can answer divorced clients’ Social Security questions, except one
Clients must contact SSA directly to get benefit estimates on ex's earnings.
I've been getting a lot of questions from financial advisers lately, asking how they can estimate potential Social Security benefits for divorced clients to plug into their retirement income calculations.
That's a tough one. Advisers can't contact Social Security on their clients' behalf. Instead, t
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