Mary Beth Franklin

Social Security Expert

Mary Beth Franklin is one of the country’s leading experts on Social Security and Medicare.

An award-winning journalist and Certified Financial Planner, Mary Beth is a former columnist for Investment News, a publication for financial advisors. Her On Retirement column received an EPPY award from Editor and Publisher for best business blog in 2021. She is the host of Social Security & You, a one-hour special program on Public Television . She is also the ebook, Maximizing Social Security Benefits, available for purchase at her website www.MaryBethFranklin.com.

Previously, Mary Beth served as the tax and retirement editor for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and editor of Kiplinger’s annual Retirement Planning Guide. Earlier in her career, Mary Beth was a Capitol Hill reporter for United Press International. She is a frequent guest on numerous radio and television programs and podcasts.