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The 70-year-old mistake: I waited until max age for Social Security and still regret it

We've all heard the advice echoed by financial planners, retirement gurus, and even the government itself: wait as long as possible to claim Social Security. The promise is simple. If you hold out ...
FinanceBuzz on MSN

Here’s what the average 70-year-old retiree spends each month on 5 main expenses

How much does a 70-year-old retiree spend? We break down the average monthly budget to see where all the money goes and how ...
AOL

What Could Raising the Retirement Age to 70 Mean to You?

Among the options for salvaging the Social Security trust fund is pushing full retirement age (FRA) to 70. Low- and middle-wage earners would be most impacted by raising the retirement age. Some ...
AOL

Here’s What the Average Retiree Spends per Month at Age 70

It used to be that Americans hoped to retire at age 62, or maybe 65. Now 70 is becoming a popular target. There are a few reasons for this shift: Congress changing the retirement age, longer life ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Here's the best age to take Social Security, based on simple math

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...
Hartford Courant

Opinion: What to know about age 70 before you get there. Told to much younger person.

We were visiting dear friends in Torrington when a killer question attacked me. Our friends’ age 40-something daughter, Debbie, approached me with an excited look. Debbie explained that when she ...
The Motley Fool

This Is the Average Social Security Benefit for Age 70

The difference between the payments being received by different age groups is surprisingly wide. Much of this may be due to when beneficiaries were born and the economic backdrop during their working ...