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Willing suspension of benefits can boost Social Security payoff

But don't expect to collect a spousal benefit in the interim

I had a great question from an adviser in Hawaii the other day about one of his clients who had collected her Social Security benefits early at 62 and now regrets her decision.

J.R. wants to know if his client Carmen, who turned 66 last September, can voluntarily suspend her Social Security benef

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