I'm a Financial Adviser: This Is How You Could Be Leaving Six Figures in Social Security on the Table

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : People treat Social Security like it's this guaranteed, set-it-and-forget-it income stream.
58% : Social Security is one of those things that most people don't think about until they absolutely must.
56% : It seems Social Security is designed to be complex.
56% : Tax services offered only through Skrobonja Tax Consulting.
55% : What they fail to realize is that Social Security is also a form of insurance.
54% : What I see, time and again: People planning for retirement as if Social Security will take care of itself.
54% : If you don't know how Social Security works, you're playing a high-stakes game blindfolded.
53% : That's without factoring in inflation, taxes or Medicare premiums.
52% : This is why integrating Social Security timing with tax planning isn't optional -- it's essential.
51% : Social Security is not a stand-alone decision.
50% : Tax brackets shrink.
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46% : They think Social Security is a flat number, something they're "entitled to," rather than a moving target based on timing, coordination and strategic planning.
44% : Taxes often go up because of filing status changes and bracket shifts.
41% : This doesn't touch the broader issue -- that Social Security itself is under pressure.
39% : A retirement plan built on a faulty foundation, leaving many Americans short on income and long on regret. Let's start with a simple truth: Claiming Social Security isn't just about picking an age and filing some paperwork.
38% : When you stop thinking of Social Security as a box to check off and start viewing it as a tool to be optimized, everything changes.

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