One of the most confusing but most important steps in your retirement strategies is understanding Social Security retirement benefits. Many believe it is cut and dried and do not realize there are options. However, it is a retirement income source with some control and a variety of elections you will need to make. In addition, since Social Security may be the basis of all your retirement income decisions, it is important to fully understand the implications of the decisions you make.

Managing your Social Security income benefit is an important part of your retirement income process.