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Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits

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Thursday, Nov 21, 2024
From 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST

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Contact: AARP MA

Email: maaarp@aarp.org

This event is part of AARP's Nationwide Virtual Community Center.

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If you would like to have a better sense of when and how to apply for your Social Security benefits, this virtual workshop can help.

About the Event 

This discussion will focus on the decisions you will be making about the best time to collect Social Security benefits and what implications those choices may have on your finances. Topics to be addressed include: 

• How to estimate what your monthly Social Security payments will be 
• How to apply for your Social Security benefits  
• What may affect the size of your Social Security payments, such as your marital status, years in the workforce and when you opt to claim benefits 

The goal is to help you build confidence in your ability to make decisions about Social Security that are right for you. 

How to Join  

Sign in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for events. AARP membership is not required. You will receive an email with the Zoom link before the session. 

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			Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits					</h1>
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			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-style: italic;">If you would like to have a better sense of when and how to apply for your Social Security benefits, this virtual workshop can help.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Event</span></span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">This discussion will focus on the decisions you will be making about the best time to collect Social Security benefits and what implications those choices may have on your finances. Topics to be addressed include:</span>&nbsp;</p><ul class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to estimate what your monthly Social Security payments will be</span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to apply for your Social Security benefits </span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">What may affect the size of your</span> <span style="color: windowtext;">Social Security payments, such as your marital status, years in the workforce and when you opt to claim benefits</span>&nbsp;</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">The goal is to help you build confidence in your ability to make decisions about Social Security that are right for you.</span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Join</span></span> &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sign in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for </span><a href="https://local.aarp.org/virtual-community-center/" target="_self"><span style="color: windowtext;">events</span></a><span style="color: windowtext;">. AARP membership is not required. You will receive an email with the Zoom link before the session.</span>&nbsp;</p></div></div></p>
					
			
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			Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits					</h1>
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Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
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include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
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ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design aarp-events">
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		<h2>Other Events You May Like</h2>
	
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			Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. EST 			
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				<div class="description">Workers are 20 times more likely to save for retirement if contributions are automatically deducted from their paychecks.</div>
		
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			Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. CST 			
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		<div class="detail">
				<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/presentation.svg" class="icon presentation" style="margin-left: 1px; width:21px"/>Online Event					</div>
	
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-il-cheers-to-second-acts-pursuing-your-passion-as-a-career-111324-virtual-nxn5xwd77pf.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-CHEERS-TO-SECOND-ACTS-PURSUING-YOUR-PASSION-AS-A-CAREER">Cheers to Second Acts: Pursuing Your Passion as a Career</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Join AARP Chicago as we talk about hobbies, passions and second careers with staff from Goose Island brewery.</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
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			Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits					</h1>
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					<span class="icon"><img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="calendar"/></span>Thursday, Nov 21, 2024<br>From 7:15&nbsp;p.m. to 8:30&nbsp;p.m. EST				</div>

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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP MA				</div>
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AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
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	<header>
		<h1 class="article-headline d-flex" style="align-items: center;">
			Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits					</h1>
		<hr />
	</header>

	<div class="row">
		<div class="col-sm-12 left mb-3">
			
				<div class="date">
					<span class="icon"><img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="calendar"/></span>Thursday, Nov 21, 2024<br>From 7:15&nbsp;p.m. to 8:30&nbsp;p.m. EST				</div>

										<p>
									<div><b>
					Zoom					</b></div>
								<div>
														</div>
								<div><b>Online Event</b></div>
								</p>
												
							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP MA				</div>
										<div><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> Email: <a href="mailto:maaarp@aarp.org">
				maaarp@aarp.org				</a></div>
			
						<div>
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				This event is part of AARP's Nationwide <a href="/virtual-community-center/?intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-VCC-061223" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-VCC">Virtual Community Center</a>.
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			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-style: italic;">If you would like to have a better sense of when and how to apply for your Social Security benefits, this virtual workshop can help.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Event</span></span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">This discussion will focus on the decisions you will be making about the best time to collect Social Security benefits and what implications those choices may have on your finances. Topics to be addressed include:</span>&nbsp;</p><ul class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to estimate what your monthly Social Security payments will be</span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to apply for your Social Security benefits </span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">What may affect the size of your</span> <span style="color: windowtext;">Social Security payments, such as your marital status, years in the workforce and when you opt to claim benefits</span>&nbsp;</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">The goal is to help you build confidence in your ability to make decisions about Social Security that are right for you.</span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Join</span></span> &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sign in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for </span><a href="https://local.aarp.org/virtual-community-center/" target="_self"><span style="color: windowtext;">events</span></a><span style="color: windowtext;">. AARP membership is not required. You will receive an email with the Zoom link before the session.</span>&nbsp;</p></div></div></p>
					
			
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ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
CventsController::display() - APP/Controller/CventsController.php, line 54
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design aarp-events">
<div class="vcc-index ar-listing module-spacer">

		<h2>Other Events You May Like</h2>
	
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	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-vt-navigating-the-social-security-program-a-guide-to-retirement-benefits-111324-scnz9qqd6v4.html" 
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	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-mn-retirement-made-easy-webinar-111324-7wns4z22hc7.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EMPLOYER-SECURE-CHOICE-RETIREMENT-WEBINAR" 
	data-pageindex="1">

	<div class="top">
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	<h3 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-mn-retirement-made-easy-webinar-111324-7wns4z22hc7.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EMPLOYER-SECURE-CHOICE-RETIREMENT-WEBINAR">Employer Secure Choice Retirement Webinar</a></h3>

	
	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Workers are 20 times more likely to save for retirement if contributions are automatically deducted from their paychecks.</div>
		
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			Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. CST 			
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	data-url="/aarp-event/aarp-il-cheers-to-second-acts-pursuing-your-passion-as-a-career-111324-virtual-nxn5xwd77pf.html" 
	data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-CHEERS-TO-SECOND-ACTS-PURSUING-YOUR-PASSION-AS-A-CAREER" 
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	<div class="xd-flex">

				<div class="description">Join AARP Chicago as we talk about hobbies, passions and second careers with staff from Goose Island brewery.</div>
		
	</div>

	
		<div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> 
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			Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. CST 			
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	<div class="title">Only $12 your first year with Automatic Renewal</div>
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			Social Security 101: Understanding Your Benefits					</h1>
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					<span class="icon"><img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="calendar"/></span>Thursday, Nov 21, 2024<br>From 7:15&nbsp;p.m. to 8:30&nbsp;p.m. EST				</div>

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							<div><i class="fa fa-user" style="margin-left: 1px;"></i> Contact:
					AARP MA				</div>
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			<p class="description"><div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-style: italic;">If you would like to have a better sense of when and how to apply for your Social Security benefits, this virtual workshop can help.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Event</span></span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">This discussion will focus on the decisions you will be making about the best time to collect Social Security benefits and what implications those choices may have on your finances. Topics to be addressed include:</span>&nbsp;</p><ul class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to estimate what your monthly Social Security payments will be</span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">How to apply for your Social Security benefits </span>&nbsp;</li><li><span style="color: windowtext;">What may affect the size of your</span> <span style="color: windowtext;">Social Security payments, such as your marital status, years in the workforce and when you opt to claim benefits</span>&nbsp;</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">The goal is to help you build confidence in your ability to make decisions about Social Security that are right for you.</span>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Join</span></span> &nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;" class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sign in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for </span><a href="https://local.aarp.org/virtual-community-center/" target="_self"><span style="color: windowtext;">events</span></a><span style="color: windowtext;">. AARP membership is not required. You will receive an email with the Zoom link before the session.</span>&nbsp;</p></div></div></p>
					
			
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