Health Issues Forcing Early Retirement? Do This Before Applying for Social Security

Many Americans want to work well into their 60s and even into their 70s, so they'll have more money for retirement and can delay claiming Social Security to maximize their income from it.

Unfortunately, not everyone can do this. If you develop a health issue that causes you to stop working, you may feel as though you have no choice but to start your retirement benefits early.

Before you do, though, you need to explore another option that could prevent you from reducing the size of your Social Security checks. That option is claiming Social Security Disability benefits instead.

Source Fool.com