By Hillary Hatch
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security is a vital part of your financial plan, and we offer a variety of resources and tools to help you make informed decisions about your retirement and overall financial wellness.
Learning about your benefits, how we calculate them, and the right time to retire will be key to your planned retirement is the first step to a secure tomorrow. Our publications are powerful tools are you begin planning.
Start your planning with:
• Your Retirement Benefit: How It's Determined at www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-05-10070.pdf.
• When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits at www.ssa.gov/ pubs/EN-05-10147.pdf.
You should start planning now by reviewing your Social Security Statement and understanding your potential benefits. Social Security is not meant to be your only source of income in retirement. To live comfortably, you will probably need other savings, investments, pensions, or retirement accounts in addition to your Social Security benefits.
Your free and secure my Social Security account is here to help:
• Sign in to your personal my Social Security account at www. ssa.gov/myaccount/ to access your Social Security Statement. This easy-to-read summary shows your estimated retirement, disability, and survivors benefits.
• Explore the Plan for Retirement tool in your account to check various benefit estimate scenarios. Compare how different future earnings and retirement start dates impact your benefit amount.
• Take steps toward financial wellness by regularly reviewing your estimated benefits and planning for your future.
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Sharing is caring
You should encourage your friends and family to improve their financial knowledge and plan for their future by sharing this information and creating their personal my Social Security account at ssa.gov/myaccount.
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security is a vital part of your financial plan, and we offer a variety of resources and tools to help you make informed decisions about your retirement and overall financial wellness.
Learning about your benefits, how we calculate them, and the right time to retire will be key to your planned retirement is the first step to a secure tomorrow. Our publications are powerful tools are you begin planning.
Start your planning with:
• Your Retirement Benefit: How It's Determined at www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-05-10070.pdf.
• When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits at www.ssa.gov/ pubs/EN-05-10147.pdf.
You should start planning now by reviewing your Social Security Statement and understanding your potential benefits. Social Security is not meant to be your only source of income in retirement. To live comfortably, you will probably need other savings, investments, pensions, or retirement accounts in addition to your Social Security benefits.
Your free and secure my Social Security account is here to help:
• Sign in to your personal my Social Security account at www. ssa.gov/myaccount/ to access your Social Security Statement. This easy-to-read summary shows your estimated retirement, disability, and survivors benefits.
• Explore the Plan for Retirement tool in your account to check various benefit estimate scenarios. Compare how different future earnings and retirement start dates impact your benefit amount.
• Take steps toward financial wellness by regularly reviewing your estimated benefits and planning for your future.
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Sharing is caring
You should encourage your friends and family to improve their financial knowledge and plan for their future by sharing this information and creating their personal my Social Security account at ssa.gov/myaccount.
