Planning to Claim Social Security at 65? You May Need to Rethink That

There's a reason that age 65 has long been associated with retirement: It's the age at which Medicare eligibility first kicks in, and for decades, it was everyone's full retirement age for the purposes of claiming Social Security. And if you've been working full-time since your early 20s, by the time you turn 65, you may be feeling pretty much done with punching a clock.

For all of these reasons and more, a lot of Americans plan on filing for their federal retirement benefits at 65. But if you go that route, you may end up regretting it.

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