Here is what the average recipient gets, and why your Social Security can be significantly higher or lower.
By Motley Fool
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One of the most common questions I get is “What does the average person actually collect from Social Security?” But this single number hides almost everything that matters. It’s also important to know how much it changes based on the age you claim, why the ‘average’ is misleading in the first place, and how you can figure out where you’ll land. Let’s break it down.
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