The fact that one third of Americans collect their Social Security benefits as soon as they can is still baffling, as they choose to give up on a much bigger long-term income. As data showed, only 3.7% of people start collecting benefits at age 70, which is the maximum allowed to wait.
Most finance experts agree that the best age to start collecting is 70.
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