Instead of taking chances, consider liquidating some cash / bond equivalents from your portfolio to defer Social Security benefits until you can claim the full amount. (retirementstartstodayradio.com)
Just want to say REITs are absolutely NOT Bond equivalents. (financialsamurai.com)
However, looking at it from the perspective of Taxable Equivalent Yield (TEY) municipal bonds are currently at higher yields than their corporate bond equivalents. (indexologyblog.com)