Social Security Optimizer

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.4
384 reviews
50K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

When to start taking your Social Security benefits?
This is a critical retirement decision. You may start as early as 62 but the payment reaches full potential at your Full Retirement Age as set by the Social Security Administration. The monthly payment can grow even further if you decide to wait till age 70. It is nice start getting the funds sooner than later but does it really work out better?
The answer depends on how long you plan on working, marital status, life expectancy, inflation and other factors. A careful analysis is needed to make an informed once-in-a-lifetime decision. This app, Benefit Optimizer for Social Security (Boss) is developed to help you evaluate such important factors and analyze your options.
Boss is designed by financial planning specialists who have been serving professional planners with comprehensive solutions for decades. The essential elements needed to analyze the benefit options are packed in a simple app that can be used by all potential retirees.
Some of the key features of Boss include-
• Benefit profile of Singles
• Benefit profile of Married couples
• Compare options
• Minimal data needs
• Condensed and detailed results
• Tabular or graphic reports
• Break-even analysis
• Cash needs fulfillment analysis
• Income tax impact analysis
• Future value analysis
• Fully documented operation

· Boss displays full-span reports & Graphs that can also be printed:
• Monthly Benefits
• Annual Benefits
• Cumulative Benefits
• First Full Year
• Monthly Payment Graph
• Option Comparing Graph
• Cash Needs Fulfillment Pie Chart

Quick & Easy
Analysis with Boss is quick and simple. All you need for an essential analysis is a birth date and the benefit amount at full retirement age (FRA). The Social Security Administration provides the FRA amount to social security payers periodically. With these two data items entered you are ready to analyze. Pick an eligible month and year to view benefit details. Enter different option and view the comparative results and line graphs for an easier grasp of projected results. This simple exercise can now be expanded with other factors such as the inflation rate, life expectancy, rate-of-return, expenses and tax related information.

Use with confidence
You can use Boss with complete confidence for the security of your data and the integrity of computations. Your data stays in your device all the time until you delete it.

Boss is developed and supported by a team of professionals located in USA that have been providing applications to financial planners for over three decades.
Updated on
Apr 19, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
370 reviews
Bert Sierra
March 7, 2024
Kudos for supporting an old Android 6 device like mine; and aside from benefits sloping in gradually over the first year (math which I question; but may be wrong), 5 stars for overall app quality. But then –1 star for not allowing this large app to be movable (I give one star demerit universally for this reason). Also one star demerit for initially allowing spousal analysis for free, then making it not a $2 one-time fee but subscription basis.So a harsh three stars, I know, but I’m being honest.
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A Google user
November 13, 2018
I was looking around to find a way to compare the long range impact of starting on social security now at 63 or waiting till age 70. A friend suggested this boss app. It turned out to be just the calculator I needed. It is and excellent app to analyze all your opinions in no time. It has good graphis as well. I suggest everyone in such situation to give it a shot
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A Google user
November 9, 2018
It was confusing in deciding when to start taking social security; early money is always considered good but waiting longer could make it bigger and better. This app helped me quantify my options and helped me look at projected lifetime benefits under varying circumstances. This is a well done app!
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What's new

Highlights of this version include-
• Minor computation modifications
• Enhanced data input menus
• Expanded trial usage for new users