Do you have a wife and children?
I do.
Social Security can provide you, your spouse, and other eligible members of your family with benefits when you retire and on other occasions.
I am preparing for retirement.  Can you tell me what I would need to know beforehand?
I can, but are you in any way disabled?
I am not.  I am simply preparing to retire from the workforce.
Ok, if you are not disabled and are not retiring right now, we do not need to do any processing at this moment.
Are there any tools that I could use to prepare for coming out of the workforce?
You can use our planners to help you to better understand your Social Security protection as you plan for your financial future.  Then you can choose a benefit calculator to get estimates of benefits you and your family may be eligible for.
What happens to those who survive me if I am dependent on Social Security as my income?