Many factors should come into play when deciding when to take your Social Security benefit but doomsday headlines shouldn't be one of them.

On this episode, you'll hear how Social Security's biggest myth is costing retirees a lot of money.

Don't get caught unaware! Make sure to stick around until the end to hear about a jury duty scam that even I had never heard of.

Outline of This Episode

• [1:42] Social Security's biggest myth
• [8:35] My thoughts
• [11:09] Why buy bonds if they always go down in value?
• [18:27] The jury duty scam

Resources & People Mentioned

• The Retirement Podcast Network
• Episode 142 - Are You a Prudent Pessimist?
• The Jury Duty Scam
• CNBC article

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