Pension plans often include spousal survivor benefits, which allow surviving spouses to receive part of the pension payments after the pension holder’s death. These benefits can play a key role in ...

Understanding Social Security survivor benefits is crucial for widows, as claiming early can reduce payments; strategic ...

When a parent passes away, one of the biggest financial questions families face is whether their children can receive any of their parent's pension benefits. Unlike life insurance or retirement ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) allows a spouse and or dependents of a decedent to continue to receive benefits upon the passing of the decedent using a system known as survivor benefits. But ...

When combined, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) can offer a steady stream of ...

The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened -- dramatically. Congress authorized the open season for military veterans to buy into ...

Starting small and staying the course can result in a large amount in your retirement account. (Jared Morgan/Staff illustration; Getty Images) Military retirees have a once-in-a-generation chance to ...

The 2025 Social Security Trustees Report has not yet been released, however, there are a lot of things that are worth looking at to help federal employees understand the role that Social Security will ...