Tuned, Meta’s social app for couples, is winding down a little over two years after it launched. Users, including this reporter, began receiving a notification about the impending shutdown last week, advising them to download their data before September 19 when the app will cease to work. “We are so …
Read More »Forget the kids, who gets the 401(k) when couples split up
Just as splitting each retirement plan is more equitable than trading one account for another, the same goes for trading retirement accounts for other assets. “Lots of women go for the sentimental assets, particularly the house if that’s where the family gathers,” said Angie O’Leary, a senior vice president at …
Read More »Married couples should rethink their Social Security claiming strategy
Couples’ claiming choices are dwindling. The once-popular “file and suspend” strategy went away this spring. Another, called a “restricted application,” is now only available if at least one partner was age 62 before January 2, 2016. But you still have the option to claim your own benefit, or collect an …
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