Of course. Everyone's retirement is unique.
So what can affect my benefits?
Beyond deciding when to begin receiving retirement benefits, other factors that can affect your benefits include whether you continue to work, what type of job you had, and if you have a pension from certain jobs.
Ah, I see. Can you also tell me something about pensions?
Sure. Pensions and taxes have the potential to impact your retirement benefit. Review the resources on our website on pensions and other factors you should consider.
Say, what if I choose to keep working beyond my retirement age?
Then you can increase your future Social Security benefits.
That sounds great. How are my earnings affecting the amount of benefits? Are there certain jobs that count more toward that?
Are you aware that Social Security earnings are calculated the same way for most American workers?
Yes, but I still want to know.