Social Security has provisions for a survivor benefit, which allows a surviving spouse to continue receiving their deceased spouse's Social Security benefits. It was put in place in 1940 to ensure that widows would not suffer a cut in benefits. Ironically, in today's world, those same survivor benefit rules may cause just that - a actual cut in pay to the survivor. How is that possible?Find out. Join show hosts Rick "The Professor" Plum, CFP®, and Johnny Dean, along with Ray Lucia Jr. and Joe Lucia, for the inaugural episode of Managing Your Financial Future. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
