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Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff’s Social Security Secrets have become one of the hottest online features ever at the NewsHour. He’s been building his list of secrets for the past two months at various web venues — the Huffington Post and Forbes.com — Making Sense incorporating reader feedback, learning more and passing it on to readers here on Making Sen$e.

We present these latest additions: seven new Secrets, as well as a link to the previous 34. And remember, “Ask Larry” is our now-regular Monday feature in which Larry answers your questions on Social Security, and perhaps other retirement quandaries as well.

35. If you take your spousal benefit before full retirement age, you will be forced to take your retirement benefit as well. But both will be smaller than if you waited until full retirement age.

via On the QT: A Few More Social Security Secrets | PBS NewsHour.