FinancialPlanning.com - Social Security: When to Claim at 66 - Brandon Jones, July 6, 2015
"It's most common for our clients to begin Social Security benefits at age 66," says Brandon Jones, a senior wealth manager at Accredited Investors, a fee-only planning firm in Edina, Minn.
If sexagenarian clients still have substantial earned income, starting earlier would trigger an earnings penalty. When they reach 66, seniors now reach "full retirement age (FRA)," for Social Security purposes. (Any reduction in cash flow from the earnings penalty may be temporary, as seniors subsequently will get makeup benefits.)
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