 TITLE: How to Plan for Retirement CONTENT: Keep Track of Your Social Security Statement\n--------------------------------------------\nYour Social Security statement offers an estimate of the amount of Social Security benefits you could receive once you retire. It's one of the tools you can use to plot your retirement strategy. For instance, it can give you a better sense of how much money you should be putting into your 401(k) or whether you should open an IRA.\nTo check your Social Security statement, visit ssa.gov, click Menu at the top of the page and then click Social Security Statement on the left side of the page. END