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Determining When To Take Your Social Security (It's Complicated)

Social Security can provide a nest egg for retirement, but is it enough? We'll explore questions about Social Security, including deciding when to take it.
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Social Security can provide a nest egg for retirement, but is it enough? We'll explore questions about Social Security, including deciding when to take it.

The great thing about life is that you get choices. But some of them aren't easy to make, like deciding the right age at which to start taking your SocialSecurity payments from the government. We'll help you navigate that tricky decision.
Liz Scharf, an AFCPE Accredited Financial Counselor, discusses the factors to consider for deciding on when to take Social Security, what you can earn while collecting and the relationship between Medicare and Social Security.

Broadcast live on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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