January 31, 2015 is the 75th anniversary of the first Social Security benefit check providing a $22.54 monthly payment made to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vt.
In 2014, over 59 million Americans received $863 billion in Social Security Benefits. For more information about Social Security retirement benefits visit the Social Security Administration Web site located at http://www.ssa.gov/news/press/basicfact.html.
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Kathleen Sindell, Ph.D. is the author of numerous academic, popular, and professional finance articles, Web sites, proposals, and books. This includes the bestselling reference book, "Investing Online for Dummies, Eds 1-5" (listed for two consecutive years on the Wall Street Journal's Bestselling Business Book List). Her most recent book "Social Security: Maximize your Benefits" has been listed in Amazon's Top 100 Bestselling Retirement Planning Books. It is important to note that "Social Security: Maximize Your Benefits, 2nd Edition" was just released.
Sindell has an in-depth understanding of the financial services industry and has held Series 7, 63, and 65 licenses. Dr. Sindell is regularly tapped as a financial services expert on ABC World News, The Nightly Business Report, and at popular online and print outlets. Kathleen Sindell, Ph.D. is a member of the Board of Directors for the Financial Planning Association, National Capital Area (FPA NCA), is on the Editorial Advisory Panel of the Journal of Financial Planning, and is Co-Chair of the Metro Washington Financial Planning Day. Sindell is a Course Chair II, CFP Program Academic Officer, and adjunct full-professor at the University of Maryland, UMUC, School of Undergraduate Studies.
Contact Information: ksindell@kathleensindell.com or 703-299-1700
January 31, 2015 is the 75th anniversary of the first Social Security benefit check providing a $22.54 monthly payment made to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vt. 
