This Is the Average Social Security Benefit for Age 72

Social Security was never intended to provide the entirety of anyone's retirement income. The fact is, however, that many of the program's beneficiaries are doing reasonably well with it. Indeed, some are doing great.How well? That's largely a factor of age. Just for the record though, current 72-year-olds are among those collecting the biggest monthly Social Security payments.Given that the average monthly payment for all retirees currently stands at $1,976, it would be easy to understand if your expectations of the entitlement program's payouts were low.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool