Social Security is a massive and complex federal program that most people will contend with in their later years. But many people put little thought behind even the most basic decision regarding this program (namely, when to begin collecting benefits.) BlackRock published a recent report called "Understanding Social Security Retirement Benefits" that addressed many of these issues. Here are a few of the charts from that report.
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