Author - Geoff Schmidt

According the the Center for Retirement Research, 40% of men and 35% of women take Social Security at age 62, despite the math suggesting that most people should wait...

This video discloses the average net worth by age 62 for an American two different ways. We’re all consumed by averages and benchmarks. They help us make sense of...

Calculating Social Security benefits by hand sounds like a horrible task! But it’s actually quite simple and can be done in just a few minutes if you know what to...

This video discusses FIVE powerful ways to make living on Social Security alone work for you. It addresses housing, debt, cost of living and several other key areas...

The average retirement savings by age 62 is an important measure, because this is the first of three traditional “stopping points” in people’s careers...

For many people, taking Social Security at age 62 signals the end of their working days. But what about health insurance until age 65 when Medicare begins? This video...

Working while collecting Social Security sounds like the ULTIMATE FINANCIAL VICTORY! After all, you have contributed to Social Security for about 40 years, so it’s time...

In this video, I discuss Holy Schmidt! viewer’s 7 biggest Social Security fears and concerns – expressed repeatedly over hundreds of comments. I also discuss...

Does taking Social Security at Age 62 and investing it pay off?? Let’s start with the data table below. This data assumes that your Social Security Payment at Age...

At Age 50, things start to get serious. This video discusses the average retirement savings of a 50 year old in the United States.