Is This Big Risk Lurking in Your Social Security Claiming Math?

What You Need To Know

• A recent case study concluded that case study revealed that drawing Social Security benefits earlier than age 70 could be optimal for certain couples.
• This conclusion would not hold if one spouse lived even a few years longer than expected, a reader pointed out.
• It's important to consider not only evolving trends in life expectancy but the role of Social Security as a life annuity in advanced age.