The Social Security program will undergo several important changes next year, some of which will impact benefits for retired ...

You may be aware that if you're old enough to get Medicare, it means you're also old enough to sign up for Social Security.

Once you reach full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or later, you can earn any amount of money from a job ...

Most financial experts will tell you the best age to claim Social Security is age 70. However, applying blanket advice to ...

Americans are claiming Social Security retirement benefits earlier than planned due to fear, confusion, and misinformation ...

Social Security turns 90 this week. Here’s why the program has financial challenges and what can be done to fix them.

The first of this month's SSI payments will be dispersed Wednesday. There will also be a second August disability check due ...

If you don't end up living a very long life, claiming Social Security at 70 could leave you with a smaller total payout ...

I'm 61 and my wife is 57. We are happily married. We have zero debt outside of her leased vehicle. We own our house outright and we pay property taxes and homeowners insurance ($5,500 and $4,500 per ...

Millions of Americans will receive their monthly Social Security payments this week. Social Security benefits—issued in one lump sum each month for most recipients—provide critical income for retirees ...

It's common for seniors to need 70% to 80% of their pre-retirement income, sometimes more, to live comfortably. So it's a bad idea to actively plan to retire on just Social Security. Instead, try ...

Deciding when to claim Social Security can be tricky. Although the monthly benefit you get in retirement is based on your ...