The resounding advice about filing early for Social Security retirement benefits is pretty unambiguous: Don’t do it. However, ...

Let’s take a look at when it may make the most sense to claim Social Security at 62. The Allure of Early Claiming. Harbucks / Shutterstock.com. Getting more money now may seem like a great ...

If you claim the benefit after 67, the check gets larger at a rate of 8% per year. The total Social Security “bonus,” between ages 62 and 70, boosts the monthly payment by about 76%, according ...

You can file for Social Security as early as age 62, or delay your filing until age 70. In fact, you technically don't have to claim benefits once you turn 70, but there's no financial ...

Simply put, if you signed up for Social Security at 62 but regret it after the fact, you can undo your filing and claim benefits again at a later age, thereby increasing them. But there’s a ...

But the CRR alternative measure, based on unpublished Social Security data, shows a steeper drop, with just one in four individuals claiming at 62 in 2019, the latest year for which data are ...

To 'beat' Social Security, you'd have to play a risky game. If you claim the benefit at 62, you would have an eight-year head start over someone who collects their first check at 70.

Discover how the age you retire impacts your Social Security maximum benefit—and what it could mean for your tax situation ...