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Mark Hulbert: Why Early Retirement Can Be A Killer

TedTed
in Fund Discussions
FYI: (The Linkster took his Social Security at 62, and have made it to 81, I think !)
:)
Think twice—nay, thrice—before claiming your Social Security benefits at age 62. Your life might depend on your decision.

Literally.

That’s because there’s a marked increase in mortality among men who retire at 62 and begin receiving Social Security, according to a fascinating new study that recently was distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Its authors are two economics professors: Maria Fitzpatrick of Cornell University and Timothy Moore of the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-early-retirement-can-be-a-killer-2018-03-19/print

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  • CrashCrash
    "...The key is not retirement itself, in other words, but what you do in retirement. When thinking about whether to retire, Fitzpatrick emphasized, “We need to focus on more than financial health alone.”
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