Learn how the survivor’s penalty can raise taxes after a spouse dies and what widows and widowers can do to reduce the hit.

Social Security quietly implemented a rule change that may put thousands of dollars into the pockets of many retired divorcees and widows. The rule change mainly applies to widows and divorced spouses ...

A Social Security audit found that widows and widowers were quietly underpaid. Here is what went wrong, how much it cost, and ...

A widower in his early 70s inherits his late wife’s traditional IRA worth nearly $900,000. He already has steady pension ...

“Social Security is supposed to step up when a spouse passes..." Kevin Thompson told Newsweek.

Incorrect calculations led to millions of dollars lost.