It only takes a few moments to share an article, but the person on the other end who reads it might have his life changed forever.

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

These 7 charts show how Americans are claiming Social Security

These 7 charts show how Americans are claiming Social Security | LifeHealthPro


No doubt. As we’ve previously reported in this space, a 62-year-old retiree eligible for Social Security income of $1,000 per month could boost the payout to $1,500 per month by waiting to age 67.
The $500 (50 percent) increase has to be weighed, however, against another reality: the $1,000 per month in lost income. Christopher Hill, a contributor to LifeHealthPro, calculates that the 67 year-old retiree would need 15 years to arrive at a break-even point (i.e., where the total of the additional $500 matches the $1,000 payout).

No comments:

Post a Comment