Is This Big Risk Lurking in Your Social Security Claiming Math?

By John Manganaro

Analysis February 21, 2024 at 10:49 AM

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A recent case study concluded that case study revealed that drawing Social Security benefits earlier than age 70 could be optimal for certain couples.
This conclusion would not hold if one spouse lived even a few years longer than expected, a reader pointed out.
It's important to consider not only evolving trends in life expectancy but the role of Social Security as a life annuity in advanced age.

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