Why I Want to Increase My Retirement Age
I am 41 years old, a college graduate, a husband and father, a business owner, an engaged member of my community and a proud American. I happen to be a Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF), and I completely understand all the personal implications of the following: I would like to immediately increase my “full retirement” age for the purposes of Social Security from its current 67 to 69. And I would like to change the formal date of “full retirement” for all those 53 and younger. I select 53 because if you are older than 53 (you were born before 1960), then your “full retirement” age was already incrementally increased by the National Commission on Social Security Reform in 1983. Read more.