Three Rules to Higher Social Security Benefits

Social Security benefit provisions are so devilishly complex that I've come to believe that Satan, himself, had a hand in their construction. The 'simple' formula for determining the total benefits received by a married spouse involves 10 distinct mathematical functions, one of which is in four dimensions. And there are additional complex functions that circumscribe the arguments entering into the 10 primary functions. Here's what this monster looks like in the case of a married spouse. B(a) sta...