Note: This article/video is for general information only and is not legal advice to any particular reader or individual. For legal advice, you must specifically retain a lawyer who evaluates your specific situation. The Big Question: Does It Matter When I File For My Retirement Benefits? YES! "When" you file for your long-earned and paid for Social Security Retirement Insurance benefits can make an immense difference to what you will receive and possibly your quality of lif

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Note: This article/video is for general information only and is not legal advice to any particular reader or individual. For legal advice, you must specifically retain a lawyer who evaluates your specific situation. Remember, in our Part A of our Past Relevant Work series, we reviewed the Recency Test that limits your PRW to that which you performed in the last 15 years, and what that 15 year period is considered at different points in time. That was #1 of the 3 criteria. T

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