These Social Security Secrets Could Ruin Your Retirement

Social Security has been around for a long time. Despite that, there's a lot that many people don't know about the program.

If you're counting on Social Security to get you through retirement, it's important that you read up on its many rules, and also, that you keep up with Social Security news. If you don't, you could end up with a series of unpleasant surprises on your hands.

In fact, here are a few lesser-known things about Social Security that have the potential to mess with your retirement -- unless you take steps to work around them.

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