{"id":84908,"date":"2017-09-25T13:34:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T17:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=84908"},"modified":"2017-09-24T20:59:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T00:59:33","slug":"social-security-administration-offers-online-estimates-to-help-plan-for-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=84908","title":{"rendered":"Social Security Administration offers online estimates to help plan for retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-75744\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png 295w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security-150x60.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>Social Security encourages all Americans to take steps toward ensuring their financial security; wherever you are in life \u2014 starting your first\u00a0job, beginning a family, or getting ready to retire \u2014 it\u2019s never too late or too soon to start planning for the years\u00a0ahead.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here to help, and we offer a suite of online tools you can\u00a0use to plan for a secure future for you and your family. Your personalized Social Security Statement is among the many resources available to you through your online my Social\u00a0Security account.<\/p>\n<p>This important planning\u00a0document allows you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verify your lifetime earnings\u00a0history;<\/li>\n<li>Estimate the Social Security benefits you\u2019ll receive at retirement age;<\/li>\n<li>See if you qualify to receive disability benefits if you become gravely ill or injured;\u00a0and<\/li>\n<li>Learn how your spouse and\u00a0children may be provided for when you die.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can open your own my Social Security account at socialsecurity.gov\/myaccount.<\/p>\n<p>Another tool you can use to estimate your possible monthly\u00a0benefit amount is our Retirement Estimator at socialsecurity.gov\/estimator. It shows you how much you may be eligible to receive based\u00a0on different scenarios, like different future earnings amounts and various retirement dates.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about your retirement benefits, you can read\u00a0Your Retirement Benefit: How It\u2019s<br \/>\nFigured and When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits at socialsecurity.gov\/pubs\/.<\/p>\n<p>We also encourage you to review the other online benefit estimates available from Social Security, because responsible planning includes contingency plans.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the important safety net Social Security provides if you become disabled or die, visit socialsecurity.gov\/disability and socialsecurity.gov\/survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Social Security is with you through life\u2019s journey. Get to know us at socialsecurity.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Security encourages all Americans to take steps toward ensuring their financial security; wherever you are in life \u2014 starting your first\u00a0job, beginning a family, or getting ready to retire \u2014 it\u2019s never too late or too soon to start planning for the years\u00a0ahead. 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