Will You Join The 6% of Americans Who Know How to Maximize Their Social Security Income?

For most people, there's just a single source of retirement income that's protected against the effects of inflation, which is also guaranteed to last for life: Social Security. Since these retirement benefits are your surest bet when it comes to supporting yourself as a senior, it stands to reason you'd want to know how to make the most of them.

Unfortunately, many people simply don't understand how to maximize the retirement income Social Security provides. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Nationwide revealed only 6% of Americans correctly identified the four factors that impact the amount of benefits coming from the Social Security Administration. 

If you want to be among this 6%, here are four things to know about that affect how much income you receive.

Continue reading

Source Fool.com