Retirement planning involves making some very important decisions regarding your federal pension benefit, Thrift Savings Plan investments and Social Security. This week, I’d like to focus on the last of these, because it includes a variety of benefits, each with a specific time frame for claiming and unique rules regarding payouts.
Benefits You’ve Earned for Yourself
Employees who have paid FICA taxes on their wages can qualify for Social Security retirement and disability benefits based on their own work record. Retirement benefits are payable between ages 62 and 70.
