3 Surprising Factors That Can Affect Your Social Security Benefits
Do you know exactly how your monthly Social Security benefit will be calculated?
Most people don't have a clear picture of the formula used to set their retirement checks -- or of the decisions they make that could affect the amount of income they end up with in their later years.
One reason why it's so complicated to estimate future Social Security benefits is that several surprising factors impact how much support these benefits offer you as a senior. In particular, you may be shocked to discover that these three criteria will play a huge role in determining your monthly benefit.
Source Fool.com