Retiree investor and Social Security Question

[yenomjim]

Hi. I'm 57 years old, retired since age 51. Is there a way to have a business or tax strategy simply managing my investments while contributing or being able to have capital gains income count toward retirement benefits at age 62?  I check my yearly Social Security benefits and they continue to lower every year since I retired from the workforce even though my capital gains taxes are more than they ever have been ... Thank You

[xmasbaby0]

Only earned income counts toward your future Social Security benefits.   Income you are getting from investments will not increase your SS benefits.

How works affects SS benefits

https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10069.

Edit---sorry for the dead link above

And go to www.ssa.gov to read more information 

[xmasbaby0]

https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/learn.html#h4