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Mary Beth Franklin

Mary Beth Franklin is a Contributing Editor at Investment News specializing in Social Security, Medicare and Retirement income. She has been a financial journalist for more than 40 years, covering everything from federal budget and tax policies as a Capitol Hill reporter for United Press International to consumer finances as a writer and editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Mary Beth became a Certified Financial Planner in 2015 and is an in-demand speaker at conferences for financial professionals as well as a frequent guest on numerous radio and television programs. She is the author of “Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits” and host of the Retirement Repair Shop podcast. In her free time, Mary Beth likes to read, garden, ski and play the piano. She received a BA in Communications from American University in 1975 where she continues to mentor journalism students.

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Teaching women investors to embrace risk

Women's longer life expectancies and the likelihood that most will spend their final years on their own indicate the need to take more risk with their retirement portfolios. Unfortunately, most female investors do the opposite.

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Managing your clients’ expectations around Social Security

Don’t let clients sabotage their retirement plans because of fears about the program’s finances. Advisers can help clients put trust fund solvency woes into perspective.

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Social Security announces 5.9% COLA for 2022

The cost-of-living adjustment will result in the largest increase in retirement benefits and taxable wages in 40 years.

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Few are prepared for long-term care costs

Families continue to provide the bulk of unpaid care, according to a new report that estimates more than one-third of individuals don't have the resources for even a year of minimal care.

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The biggest gaps in Medicare: Dental, hearing and vision coverage

A new study details the uncovered costs retirees face for those services as Congress considers expanding Medicare Part B to include such coverage.

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Putting Social Security’s financial outlook in perspective

The acceleration in the projected depletion of the trust fund is bad, but given that this was the first report to include the effects of the pandemic-induced recession, the news could have been worse.

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Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15

Clients don't have to make any changes, but they may be able to save money by re-shopping their prescription drug coverage.

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Social Security trust fund to be depleted 1 year sooner than expected

The 2021 Trustees Report shows the trust funds will run dry in 2034 as a result of the economic fallout from the pandemic.

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Social Security Trust Fund report to document impacts of Covid-19

The long-delayed report, which is due every year no later than April 1, is expected this week and should highlight the pandemic's impact on program funding.

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Serial spouse has several Social Security claiming options

The woman, who's twice divorced and widowed, can select the biggest of the benefits available.

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