Smart Social Security Strategies for Women August 10, 2023 • By Sophia Duffy

 Link from ssa blog

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This article basically suggests taking into account that because women are less likely to have as much benefits when retiring as men, that as planning should go into retirement as possible. Take into account for instance that women do not get paid as much as men and that marriage rates are down.  It recommends planning at least ten to 15 years prior by signing onto My Social Security.  

In fact it says that by claiming social security against your IRA assuming you have a larger amount of that to retire with, you will increase that the interest on that account with the delay you provide by planning to pull out from the SSA first.