Social Security: Strategies for a Better Retirement * Registration Required*
Social Security Strategies for a Better Retirement event takes place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the Amsterdam Library located at 28 Church Street, Amsterdam NY.
For many individuals nearing retirement, the decision of when to collect their Social Security benefits has become increasingly difficult and could be one of the most important financial decisions of a lifetime with thousands of dollars at risk of forfeiture if not properly evaluated beforehand. This can largely be attributed to today’s increased life expectancy projections in retirement coupled with the decline in traditional corporate pension plans. The result is often far greater dependency upon one’s Social Security benefits than ever before. Therefore, it’s important for individuals to not only learn the basics of Social Security, but more importantly, how to better apply the information to their own unique situation in order to potentially maximize their benefits. Since there is no “one size fits all approach” to collecting