It may be more than you think.

Here's why you shouldn't hesitate to take benefits as early as possible.

Here's the average Social Security benefit for 62-year-olds, how early claiming affects your check, and what to consider before you start collecting benefits.

The difference between claiming early and waiting could be thousands of dollars per month.

The Social Security Administration aims to ensure that, regardless of the age at which one claims benefits, they will ideally ...

Retirement is an exciting time in many people’s lives, but in evaluating which benefits to take when, those who leave the workforce may wonder whether they can get Medicare at 62? There’s not a simple ...

The earliest age you can collect Social Security retirement benefits is 62, and about a quarter of people begin payments as soon as they are eligible. “I want to take it now to get my money back,” is ...

Age 62 is the earliest age to sign up for Social Security. If your full retirement age is 67, filing at 62 will mean slashing your benefits by 30% for life. If Social Security is extra money for you ...

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...

Older Americans can choose when to sign up for Social Security. Age 62 is the earliest age to file and results in reduced benefits. Dave Ramsey thinks claiming benefits at 62 makes sense for one big ...

The maximum possible Social Security benefit requires a long, highly-paid career. You can maximize your monthly payment by waiting until age 70 to claim. But it might not be worth waiting to retire ...