Retirement And Money Matters

Happy 84th Birthday Social Security! President Franklin D. Roosevelt was signed Social Security into law on Aug. 14, 1935 and is now responsible for issuing more than 63 million benefit checks a month.  A recent study found that 57% of current SS recipients filed for benefits before 65, with age 62 being the most popular at 34%.  Social Security is part of your retirement puzzle, it has to fit just right. Once you educate yourself and decide when you should claim, the next question is how can you increase your SS payments? Well, here’s the good news: with nearly 30 years’ experience, John Dubots, of Dubots Capital Management, shares 10 ways to increase your Social Security payments.