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When to Start Social Security: The Physician’s Dilemma
You've probably been told to delay Social Security as long as possible. Is that true? You didn't earn anything until you were 30. Social Security noticed. Four years of medical school at zero income. Three to seven more at a resident's salary. Your college roommate who went into consulting was eleven years into real earnings before you wrote your first attending-level W-2. Social Security's benefit formula does not forgive that. It averages your highest 35 years of Averaged I
David Yeh, MD
3 days ago5 min read
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