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How the Timing of Your Benefit Start-Up Affects Survivor Benefits

One of the questions we receive most frequently at the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory Service focuses on the timing of that decision to begin drawing retirements. The impact on monthly benefits is a fairly easy question to answer…it’s pure mathematics. But when responding to the question, we typically take the time to ensure that the issue of Surviving Spouse benefits is also given due consideration…after all, they, are intertwined. The Motley Fool’s Dan Caplinger, in a post on dbrnews.com, covers the point in detail. Access his post here…

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