When To Take Social Security Benefits

Turning 62 might not sound like a milestone birthday, but it is: That’s the earliest age the Social Security Administration (SSA) allows individuals to begin taking benefits from the system. Still, that doesn’t mean you should jump at the chance the minute this checkered flag waves. Waiting to start drawing benefits until as long as... Dayana Yochim is a writer at NerdWallet.

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