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Avoid local Social Security offices and file for benefits online

As confusion over filing rules continues, some complaints about false information emerge.

My email inbox continues to fill up with complaints from financial advisers and individuals about false information they have received at their local Social Security offices when they attempted to file and suspend their benefits before the April 29 deadline. The frustration is palpable and some have

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