3 Social Security Strategies to Bankroll Your Retirement
Social Security is probably more vital and powerful than you think. For one thing, it keeps more than 15 million people out of poverty and provides 50% or more of retirement income for more than a third of older beneficiaries.
It's best, then, to aim for the fattest Social Security checks you can, to boost your financial security in retirement. For context, know that the average monthly retirement benefit check was recently $1,665 -- or about $20,000 annually. How might you do better than that? Here are three effective strategies.
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