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Photo by the PBS NewsHour. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's query comes from a reader at Next Avenue. The NewsHour has partnered…

Photo by the PBS NewsHour. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's query comes from a reader at Next Avenue. The NewsHour has partnered with…

A protestor wears stickers on his face during a tax day demonstration April 17, 2012 in New York City. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here…

A protestor wears stickers on his face during a tax day demonstration April 17, 2012 in New York City. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on…

Why this picture? Because our Social Security expert, Laurence Kotlikoff, sometimes advises older couples to get married only after age 60 in order to collect maximum benefits. Photo by Annie Griffiths Belt, National Geographic collection via Getty Images.

Why this picture? Because our Social Security expert, Laurence Kotlikoff, sometimes advises older couples to get married only after age 60 in order to collect maximum benefits. Photo by Annie Griffiths Belt, National Geographic collection via Getty Images.