Social Security Retirement income Filing early for Social Security goes against the odds By Lee Conrad Published July 14, 2017 3:35 PM | Updated July 26, 2017 11:27 AM Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Dying young isn’t the problem, our expert says, tongue-in-cheek. Long life, which is more common, creates the financial problems. Lee Conrad Former senior editor Lee Conrad is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser, and a former editor of Bank Investment Consultant.