Download or read book Social Security as a Retirement Resource for Near-retirees written by Benjamin Bridges and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using data from the Social Security Administration's project for Modeling Income in Near Term (MINT), analyses the social security benefits of near-retirees, people turning age 61 in years 1988 through 2007. Examines social security wealth, anualized benefit payouts, and replacement rates for average career earnings for all program participants, sex and marital status subgroups, and career earnings quintile subgroups.