Social Security: How it works and optimal claiming strategies
#50: Social Security is crucial to American retirement. 1 in 5 Americans and 1 in 4 families depend on it. That’s 65M people who will collect $1 trillion in Social Security benefits in 2020.
I said, $1 trillion.
With this massive of an entitlement program, it serves you well to understand how it works in gory detail so you can maximize your benefits. Sound good?
(If you’re a youngster, don’t glaze your eyes over…you may think Social Security is not relevant to you anytime soon, but what you do now impacts how much you collect in the future. So listen up – your retired self will thank you….)
This week, I invited Jim Blair to come share the goods on how Social Security works. Jim is a Social Security expert who spent 35 years at the Social Security Administration advising on benefits and claims, so he knows a thing or two about it.
We discuss:
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