September 9, 2026
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Tank Winner and Johns Hopkins Finance Professor Releases "The Social Security Playbook" -- A Decision-First Guide to the $182,000 Mistake Millions of Retirees Make
The median American household leaves $182,370 in lifetime Social Security benefits on the table by claiming at the wrong time, according to research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Entrepreneur, educator, and retirement benefits expert Kwame Kuadey believes the problem isn't that retirees don't read the rules. It's that every guide on the market is organized around the rules instead of the decisions. His new book, The Social Security Playbook: 7 Big Decisions and 75 Essential Answers to Get Every Dollar You Deserve (LegaBrand Press), releases today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook.