2 Big Reasons Not to Claim Social Security at 65
For many people, it's much smarter to claim earlier -- or later.
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Most of us have Social Security benefits to look forward to in retirement, and one of the biggest decisions you'll have to make about that is when to claim them and start the checks rolling in. We can claim our retirement benefits as early as age 62 or we can delay up to age 70.
If you're thinking of just claiming somewhere in the middle, such as age 65, only do so after you've considered the upside and downside of that decision. Here are two reasons not to claim at age 65.
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