3 Social Security Secrets for Even Bigger Checks

If you're counting on Social Security to provide much of your retirement income, do you know that the average monthly retirement benefit check was recently just $1,560? That's about $18,720 a year, and probably not as much income as you'd prefer in retirement.

Fortunately, there are ways to make those checks bigger -- especially if you take certain actions well before retiring. Here's a look at three ways to get more out of Social Security.

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