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Question: I’m 62 and worried about Social Security’s future, especially given that it is projected to pay me less than I ...
The resounding advice about filing early for Social Security retirement benefits is pretty unambiguous: Don’t do it. However, ...
Simply put, if you signed up for Social Security at 62 but regret it after the fact, you can undo your filing and claim benefits again at a later age, thereby increasing them. But there’s a ...
If you claim the benefit after 67, the check gets larger at a rate of 8% per year. The total Social Security “bonus,” between ages 62 and 70, boosts the monthly payment by about 76%, according ...
To 'beat' Social Security, you'd have to play a risky game. If you claim the benefit at 62, you would have an eight-year head start over someone who collects their first check at 70.