Navigating the Financial Milestones: Finding the Absolute Best Age to Take Social Security for Your Retirement Future
The best age to take Social Security is the question nearly every Arizonan approaching retirement asks — and the answer comes down to dollars. Claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller check. Waiting until 70 locks in the biggest one. For a worker whose full benefit is $2,000 a month, that gap is $1,080 a month , or nearly $13,000 a year, for life. Key takeaways from this analysis Claiming at 62 pays 70% of your full benefit; waiting to 67 pays 100% ; waiting to 70 pays 124% . The 2026 maxim