No, the earliest you can collect Social Security retirement benefits is age 62. While you may be able to retire at age 55, you will need to have other resources to draw from until you are eligible for Social Security.
Retiring at age 55 is difficult for most people. Not only are not you not eligible for Social Security for many more years, but in general, you can't access your retirement accounts until you reach age 59 1/2. Also, you don't qualify for Medicare until age 65. All of these combined make it very difficult for the average person to retire at 55.
If you are retiring because of disability and qualify for Social Security disability benefits, you can collect those before age 62.
Don't think so, but go to the social security website for help. You need 40 quarters to collect social security and be 65.
You can begin withdrawing from your IRA without penalty starting at age 59.5. Under normal circumstances, you would have to pay an early withdrawal penalty of 10% if you do not wait the extra 6 months after you turn 59.
No, Social Security benefits continue unless you reenter the workforce and engage in Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA), which translates to earning more than an average of $1,000 per month for most disabilities or $1,640 per month for blindness. If you remain unemployed or employed below the level of SGA, disability benefits automatically convert to retirement benefits when you reach full retirement age (for people born before 1943, age 65; for people born between 1943 and 1954, age 66). Your benefit amount will usually remain the same, except for standard cost of living adjustments (COLA), but there will no longer be a limit on the amount of income you can earn.
A private study of the US' Social Security Program released statistics on Social Security using figures from the end of 2014. The study produced figures that showed 59 million Americans were receiving checks covering retirement, disability and survivor benefits. This totaled $850 billion. At the end of 2014, 166 million people were paying into the program through payroll taxes.
A 10% early withdrawal penalty may apply if the 59-year-old man withdraws funds from his IRA before reaching the age of 59 1/2. Additionally, he may be subject to income tax on the withdrawn amount.
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You can generally withdraw from a 401(k) penalty-free starting at age 59½.
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Helena Blavatsky died on May 8, 1891 at the age of 59.
The Social Security website has a chart. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/retirechart.htm Born 1937 or earlier, then full benefits at 65 years old. Born 1943-54, then full benefits at 66 years old. Born 1960 or later, then full benefits at 67 years old. If you were born between 1938-42, then full benefits start at an age like 65 years and 2 months, or 4 months, or 6 months, etc.... depending on the year you were born. Ditto 1955-59. Here's another useful page from Social Security: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/
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Of course not! You can become an actress at any age! :)