Tag: age 70

An informal survey of staff at the Center for Retirement Research asking “What is the current retirement age for Social Security?” produced a range of responses. About half — mostly the “old hands” — said 67. The other half — generally younger and newer staff members — gave answers including 62, 65, 66 and 68. In my…

The American Academy of Actuaries – a group of usually sober and sensible people – recently issued a brief making the case for “Raising the Social Security Retirement Age.” Their argument is straightforward. Social Security is running a 75-year deficit equal to 3.5 percent of taxable payrolls. The only way to fix the problem…