{"id":7167,"date":"2021-08-20T12:08:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwcfinancial.com\/?p=7167"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:12:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:12:36","slug":"hwc-financial-in-the-news-how-to-navigate-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hwcfinancial.com\/hwc-financial-in-the-news-how-to-navigate-social-security\/","title":{"rendered":"HWC Financial in the News: Navigating Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In last week’s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/mountaintimes.info\/how-to-navigate-social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mountain Times<\/a>, Kevin unpacked social security, a critical component of many Americans\u2019 financial strategy for retirement. What are the best ways to anticipate and maximize this retirement income source to best enhance our golden years? He addresses key questions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How to get the most out of this federal benefit<\/li><li>When to start collecting social security<\/li><li>How to calculate your social security income<\/li><li>If you should continue to work <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-normal-font-size is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mountaintimes.info\/how-to-navigate-social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><em>Each week, HWC Financial principal and advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/hwcfinancial.com\/about\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin Theissen<\/a> pens the ‘<a href=\"https:\/\/mountaintimes.info\/category\/column\/money-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Money Matters’ column in The Mountain Times<\/a>, an independent, family-owned newspaper that has been operating from Killington, Vermont, for the past fifty years. 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