Mary Beth Franklin

A nationally recognized expert in Social Security claiming strategies, Mary Beth Franklin is a contributing editor of Investment News and a frequent speaker on critical retirement topics. With a background as a Capitol Hill reporter, she can offer an insider’s view of Washington regarding the prospects for reform of government entitlement programs and tax policy. Previously she served as the tax and retirement editor for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and editor of Kiplinger’s annual Retirement Planning Guide. She is the author of Maximizing Your Clients’ Social Security Benefits.