--- title: "ThinkAdvisor: How to Help Married Couples Maximize Social Security" description: Tips for crafting Social Security claiming strategies for married couples. image: https://www.covisum.com/hubfs/elaine-alex-Gz2z50UQt2Q-unsplash.jpg --- [Login](https://www.covisum.com/login-experience) | [Call: 402-235-4500](tel:1-402-235-4500) | [Contact Us](https://www.covisum.com/contact) ** [![covisum-logo](https://www.covisum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/covisum-logo.png?width=264&height=41&name=covisum-logo.png "covisum-logo")](https://www.covisum.com/) [![Start Your Free Trial](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2755909/b23743cd-d0df-4907-a66d-293b58ab1164.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2755909/b23743cd-d0df-4907-a66d-293b58ab1164) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2755909/6c6d7fe7-e094-4fc0-9c82-d93d4ccbb532.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2755909/6c6d7fe7-e094-4fc0-9c82-d93d4ccbb532) # ThinkAdvisor: How to Help Married Couples Maximize Social Security [IN THE NEWS  |  ](https://www.covisum.com/press/tag/in-the-news)Nov 16, 2021 6:15:12 PM  |  by [Lauren Laferla, Director of Communications](https://www.covisum.com/press/author/lauren-laferla-pr-content-marketing-manager) ![Think-Advisor-Logo-Color](https://www.covisum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Graphics%20-%20Logos/Think-Advisor-Logo-Color.png?width=543&name=Think-Advisor-Logo-Color.png)Married couples with two different Social Security benefits have the unique challenge of determining the optimal time to claim both benefits. This week in his column for [ThinkAdvisor](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/11/15/how-to-help-married-couples-maximize-social-security/), Covisum Founder and President, Joe Elsasser, CFP® offers tips for crafting Social Security strategies that are uniquely beneficial to  clients who are married. > "Financial advisors can deliver significant value for married clients by crafting well-thought-out Social Security strategies that are coordinated with the clients’ overall retirement income needs, considering the clients’ goals and health." 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