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3 Common Misconceptions About Social Security
Chris Kissell’s piece here in Money Talks News addresses three common misconceptions on Social Security, a massive and confusing program that even trips up the experts. The Nationwide Retirement Institute’s seventh-annual Social Security survey found three main things:
- Large numbers of American adults do not understand that if they claim benefits early, their benefits will not go up automatically when they reach full retirement age. Just 45% of millennials, 49% of Generation Xers, and 69% of baby boomers and older generations understand this.
- The vast majority of people in each age group incorrectly identified the age at which they are eligible for full benefits. That includes 97% of millennials, 90% of Generation Xers and 80% of baby boomers and older generations.
- Fewer than 1 in 10 adults — 4% of millennials, 6% of Generation Xers and 7% of baby boomers and older — know all the factors that determine the maximum benefit.
Read full piece by Kissell here.
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