The Best Reason to Take Social Security Long Before Age 70

Here's a question you may not have spent much time mulling over: When should you start collecting your Social Security benefits? It's a more important question than you might realize, because the answer will determine, to a meaningful degree, the size of your checks.

There's a solid case to be made to wait until you're 70 years old, but there's also a darn fine reason to start much earlier.

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