If you're like most people, you know very little about Social Security. You may not know when you can start collecting it, for example, and you might have no idea how much it pays its recipients, on average. It's smart to learn more about Social Security, because it's likely to provide a meaningful chunk of your income for many years of your life.

The more you know about it, the smarter moves you can make -- now and later -- that can help you get as much as possible from Social Security.

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