Tag: retirement age
Jun 10, 2024
How long do you expect to live? In last week’s column on people who opt to start Social Security benefits at age 62, I explored what appears to be a common belief shaping that decision. Many people apparently assume they won’t live long enough to reach their...
Jun 3, 2024
What’s the best age to start taking Social Security? That is a frequently asked question for financial advisors. It’s also, as any financial advisor will admit, completely unanswerable without significantly more information. Social Security is too inherently complex...
May 22, 2023
Strikes and protests in France over recent months at times brought the country to a standstill. The reason? The government under President Macron increased the retirement age from 62 to 64. The U.S. had a similar wave of protest in 2011 when Speaker Paul Ryan...
