When you die, members of your family could be eligible for benefits based on your earnings. You and your children also may be able to get benefits if your deceased spouse or former spouse worked long enough under Social Security.
When does Q2 start for most publicly traded companies? The majority of companies with publicly traded securities have financial year-ends of Dec. 31. For these companies, the first day of the second quarter is April 1. Some companies such as Adobe Systems have financial year-ends that fall on the Friday closest to Nov. 30, and these companies have financial year-ends at odd times.
The calendar year can be divided into four quarters, often abbreviated as Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. 1  First quarter, Q1: 1 January â 31 March (90 days or 91 days in leap years) 2  Second quarter, Q2: 1 April â 30 June (91 days) 3  Third quarter, Q3: 1 July â 30 September (92 days) 4  Fourth quarter, Q4: 1 October â 31 December (92 days)