You can begin collecting Social Security benefits as early as the age of 62, but you'll end up getting a smaller check than if you wait until the age of 67, which is the "full retirement age.

This switch is what was known as “file and suspend,” a strategy that was ... then you automatically apply for both. The Social Security Administration will pay a combination of the two ...

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If you've reached full retirement age, and the maximum Social Security benefit ... “If you aren't able to do the old file and suspend trick (and you won't be at your age) then you're correct ...

and a principal of consulting firm Social Security Solutions. Consider the file-and-suspend strategy under the old law. Say both spouses were full retirement age at 66. The higher earner who ...