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Starting Social Security Benefits Early
There are many reasons to start taking benefits at 62, there are also many reasons not to and to wait until later. The correct course of action for you might not be the correct thing for someone else. This is why it is important to do your research and make sure that what you do will benefit you the most out of the other options. A few reasons to take early benefits could be poor health or finances. There are many other reasons that are not as obvious such as if you want to wait for survivor benefits to grow before collecting them. For more information on this topic visit this article by Dan Caplinger with The Motley Fool.
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