When You Want to Collect Social Security vs.
When You Should
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How to Maximize Social Security Benefits
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Why Social Security Benefits Require Careful Study
"Maximize My Social Security, which costs $40, is getting better with each iteration. And Kotlikoff is getting better, too, and he's somewhat of a celebrity. Thanks to a collaboration with Paul Solman, the money correspondent at PBS, Kotlikoff is known to a growing legion of viewers as the Larry behind Solman's "Ask Larry" feature." Read the full article.
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Professor Kotlikoff is a regular contributor at PBS NEWSHOUR in the popular Ask Larry Social Security Q&A series. You can see the full list of articles here.
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