If you have focused all retirement planning energy on your 401(k), you may be missing a key piece of the puzzle: Social Security.
You can influence your eventual payout from this old-age safety net to a surprising degree by making some adjustments, or by making changes in retirement planning.
The time to get started pumping up your Social Security checks is now, even if you’ve got decades to go before retirement. Following are some of the best ways to do just that.
