Losing a spouse is emotionally shattering, and the financial fallout can quietly compound that grief for years. I focus here on five specific money mistakes that can devastate a surviving spouse, ...

Widows may be able to switch Social Security benefits to increase lifetime income. Learn survivor rules, claiming age ...

Nine surviving widows of War of Independence veterans are still receiving pension payments in respect of their husbands’ service in the conflict that took place between 1919 and 1921. The last ...