The No. 1 Reason to Claim Social Security at Age 62

Each of us has a "full retirement age" at which we can start collecting the full Social Security benefits to which we're entitled based on our earnings. (Your benefits are calculated based on your earnings in the 35 years in which you earned the most.) Most of us have a full retirement age of 66 or 67. (It's 67 for those born in 1960 or later.)We can start collecting our benefits much earlier, though, beginning at age 62. Or we can delay doing so until age 70. Read on to see why you might want to claim early -- or late.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool