8 Ways You Could Miss Out on Social Security Benefits
"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."
-- Warren Buffett
Aiming to never lose money is one way that super investor Warren Buffett has become one of the world's wealthiest people, and his two rules can be useful in our financial lives, too. It's hard to avoid losing some money in the stock market -- though, ideally, your gains will far outstrip your losses -- but when it comes to Social Security, there are ways to lose some or all of your benefits that you need to be aware of, so that you don't miss out on dollars you could have received. After all, Social Security is a critical source of retirement income, greatly affecting your future financial security.
Source: Fool.com