Early filers cannot choose their Social Security benefits
Retirees can only restrict claims to spousal benefits if they wait until their full retirement age to file for benefits.
There must be something in the air. I have received a slew of questions from financial advisers lately asking if a client who files for Social Security benefits before full retirement age can collect only spousal benefits while allowing their own benefit to grow to the maximum amount up to 70.
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