The difference in claiming early versus waiting is magnified when you qualify for the maximum possible benefit.

If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as ...

Regardless of whether you have just entered the labor force or left it a long time ago, there's a high probability you'll ...

The best reason to claim Social Security benefits early, such as at age 62, is this: You need the money.

Ken and Rick discuss the pros and cons of retiring early and how this can affect social security benefits and taxes.

If you know a little about Social Security, you may know that you can start collecting your benefits as early as age 62 and that you can delay starting to collect them for a long time. Thus ...

For most of us, that age is between 66 and 67. If you start collecting your benefits earlier (as early as 62), your checks ...

Regardless of whether you have just entered the labor force or left it a long time ago, there's a high probability you'll rely on your Social Security check, in some capacity, to make ends meet.