Will I be able to file
for early retirement benefits on the smaller payout, then change to the larger at full retirement age using the divorced spousal filing for one of the times?
Those who turn 62 and are therefore first eligible
for early retirement benefits from Social Security in 2018 will have a retirement age of 66 and four months, with the age rising two months every year until hitting 67 for those born in 1960 or later.
Not exact matches
Claiming Social Security
retirement benefits at the
earliest age — 62 — is a big temptation
for many aspiring retirees.
Here's how it works: The higher - earning (first) spouse files
for benefits at full
retirement age, enabling the other to file
for spousal
benefits as
early as age 62 — which, again, amounts to half of what the first spouse is entitled to.
«Gaps are certainly of special concern to those considering
early retirement, since they are eligible
for Social Security
benefits at 62, but must wait until age 65 to receive Medicare,» said Kimberley Foss, a certified financial planner and founder of Empyrion Wealth Management.
Incentives
for early and late
retirement will be modified to decrease the attractiveness of
early retirement and increase the attractiveness of late
retirement; phased
retirement will be facilitated by allowing people to collect
benefits while contributing and earning new claims on CPP
retirement benefits; and the number of years of low earnings that can be deducted from the calculation of a CPP
retirement benefit will be increased.
For example, my full retirement age is 67 and if I claim at age 62, the earliest age at which I can file for Social Security benefits, my benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full retirement age benef
For example, my full
retirement age is 67 and if I claim at age 62, the
earliest age at which I can file
for Social Security benefits, my benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full retirement age benef
for Social Security
benefits, my
benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full
retirement age
benefit.
Higher full
retirement ages mean larger penalties
for taking
benefits early and lower bonuses
for waiting longer.
The calculation decreases or increases
benefits by a fixed percentage
for every month you claim
early or late, so people with a lower full
retirement age will get more in
benefits as a percentage of their full
retirement benefit if they claim
earlier or later than someone with a higher full
retirement age.
thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire
early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain
retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a
retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full
retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed
for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy
benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!
If your budget
for early retirement includes working part - time and getting Social Security
benefits, you could take an unexpected financial hit.
The BLS observes «The leading edge of the baby boomers (those born in 1946) became eligible
for early Social Security
benefits at age 62 in 2008 and reached full
retirement age at 66 in 2012.
In exchange
for the ability to fund these
early -
retirement adventures, many retirees are willing to accept a potentially smaller lifetime
benefit, even if it also means accepting a declining standard of living in their later years.
If a person receives widow's or widower's
benefits, and will qualify
for a
retirement benefit that's more than their survivors
benefit, they can switch to their own
retirement benefit as
early as age 62 or as late as age 70.
If your widow or widower qualifies
for retirement benefits on his or her own record, they can switch to their own
retirement benefit as
early as age 62.
If your surviving divorced spouse qualifies
for retirement benefits on their own record they can switch to their own
retirement benefit as
early as age 62.
If you qualify
for Social Security, you can claim your
benefits as
early as age 62, but you won't get 100 % of the
benefit you're entitled to unless you wait to claim until you reach your full
retirement age.
If you're looking
for a lower - key, less - costly
retirement, taking your
benefits early — and receiving smaller Social Security payments — might make sense.
How much you've saved
for retirement will play a key role in how
early you should take your Social Security
benefits.
While your spouse could file
for spousal
benefits as
early as age 62, he or she will get the maximum amount only if you both wait until your full
retirement ages before claiming
benefits.
You'll face a penalty if you continue to work after you claim
early retirement benefits and earn more than the yearly earnings limit, which
for 2018 is $ 17,040.
Here is the bottom line as far as I can see: IF you are self - employed when filing
for early retirement, and *** if, on your application, you are asked how many hours you work *** (and I would like to hear from anybody here who has actually filed
for benefits before their Full
Retirement Age) and IF you work more than the allowable hours to be considered «retired» (again, I believe it's no more than 45
for most people but no more than 15 if you work at an occupation requiring a «specific skill» or own a large business),
Our estimate is sensitive to penalties
for early retirement and credits
for delaying claiming Social Security
benefits.
Every bit you save now means you're that much closer to retiring
early — and the best part is that most
retirement accounts offer tax
benefits as an incentive to help you save
for the future.
The company also noted that it will provide
early retirement benefits and severance packages
for affected employees.
And Cuomo is once again pushing
for a new
benefit tier
for future state employees, that would up the
retirement age to 65, end
early retirements, and
for the first time, offer 401k's, modeled on the TIAA CREF system which State University employees are already enrolled in.
Vesting periods change
benefits for early - career workers, but they should not materially affect later - career
retirement decisions.
Benefit rates are fairly similar through the
early 50s, but the spike at age 55 (when Ohio teachers become eligible
for early retirement) is significantly greater
for men than it is
for women.
Defined
benefit plans offer very little to
early - career workers, jump in value a bit when employees «vest» into the system and qualify
for a minimum pension, and then increase steeply as employees near
retirement.
No such annuity shall provide
for more than the total difference in
retirement income between the
retirement benefit based on average monthly compensation and creditable service as of the member's
early retirement date and the
early retirement benefit.
No such annuity may provide
for more than the total difference in
retirement income between the
retirement benefit based on average monthly compensation and creditable service as of the member's
early retirement date and the
early retirement benefit.
They can also opt
for a $ 25,000 buyout or
early retirement with full
benefits if they have 20 or more years of service.
If the vast majority of workers remained in one pension plan
for the life of their career, the back - loaded nature of defined
benefits would create some perverse incentives around the normal
retirement age (where pension wealth comes to a steep spike), but it wouldn't matter that the employee was accumulating very little
early in their career.
In addition, the state's timetable
for early retirement with reduced
benefits is based on years of service, causing unequal treatment.
If
retirement at an
earlier age is offered to some teachers,
benefits should be reduced accordingly to compensate
for the longer duration they will be awarded.
As
early as October 2013, Lembo's office — which administers the health care
benefits for retired state workers and their dependents — warned the governor of a likely surge in costs in the 2014 - 15 fiscal year, largely because of an anticipated jump in
retirements among prison guards.
But I'd say the higher priority should be getting money into a tax - advantaged
retirement account (a 401 (k) / 403 (b) / IRA), because the tax - advantaged growth of those accounts makes their long - term return far greater than whatever you're paying on your mortgage, and they provide more
benefit (tax - advantaged growth) the
earlier you invest in them, so doing that now instead of paying off the house quicker is probably going to be better
for you financially, even if it doesn't provide the emotional payoff.
Calculating an
early or late
retirement factor is required to adjust
benefits for another age.
Working part time
for five or ten years can permit you to gain most of the advantages of
retirement even
earlier, especially if it comes with health care
benefits.
For example, if you take your retirement benefit 3 years early, the benefit will be 80 % of the amount it otherwise would have been, not just for those three years, but for the rest of your li
For example, if you take your
retirement benefit 3 years
early, the
benefit will be 80 % of the amount it otherwise would have been, not just
for those three years, but for the rest of your li
for those three years, but
for the rest of your li
for the rest of your life.
In short, if you are concerned about the penalties imposed by
retirement accounts on
early withdrawals, forgo the
benefits of these accounts and put your
retirement money elsewhere where there is no penalty
for instant access.
Adding up the components of
retirement income,
for the first five years of
retirement and assuming no
early start to Canada Pension Plan
benefits for Larry, they would have Emily's take - home salary, $ 5,233 per month and Larry's bridged pension, $ 5,890 per month.
For example, if you take
early retirement, your
benefit will be a reduced percentage of your PIA.
You can file
for benefits as
early as age 62, but your payments will be reduced if you claim them before full
retirement age, which is 66
for people born between 1943 and 1954.
The break - even point
for starting
benefits early or late, as opposed to starting them when you reach your full
retirement age, depends on when you decide to begin receiving
benefits:
If a person receives widow's or widower's
benefits, and will qualify
for a
retirement benefit that's more than their survivors
benefit, they can switch to their own
retirement benefit as
early as age 62 or as late as age 70.
If the
benefits start at an
earlier age, they are reduced a fraction of a percent
for each month before full
retirement age.
You could get the one - time
benefit of pulling money out at a low rate, but then you're going to have non-registered investments that grow more slowly due to the tax drag than registered ones — and if you expect to be in a low bracket at
retirement anyway (or
for several more years as your disability takes time to resolve), then taking the money out
early is of no real
benefit to you.
According to the study, it is usually optimal
for a wife to claim her own
early retirement benefits because wives typically earn less than their husbands but also usually outlive them, and once the husband dies, the wife is entitled to his
benefit as a widow.
If your budget
for early retirement includes working part - time and getting Social Security
benefits, you could take an unexpected financial hit.