When To Take Social Security: Pros and Cons

DURING MY FINAL NINE years with the Coast Guard, I was involved in decisions regarding search-and-rescue operations. We were almost always working with imperfect information. For three of those nine years, I was responsible for all missions in one section of the Great Lakes and, in my last year, I made the final decision on when to suspend search-and-rescue operations in an even larger area. To lower risk, we often assumed the worst, and threw copious operational resources at the situation. Read Full Article »