Should You Claim Social Security Early? - 369

What part do taxes play in deciding to claim Social Security early? If Social Security creates too much provisional income so that you have to pay tax on your Social Security benefits, does it make sense to claim early? If you apply for Social Security at age 70 but could’ve been taking spousal benefits, are you owed that money? How long was the recovery from the 1929 stock market crash, really? Do higher yield investments early in retirement offset sequence of returns risk? Plus, a listener takes issue with YMYW’s dollar-cost averaging discussion, and Joe's big news in the Derails. Transcript, free financial resources, Ask Joe & Al On Air: https://bit.ly/ymyw-369