Deciding when to start claiming Social Security benefits is a pivotal choice for those nearing retirement. While the allure ...

Social Security's full retirement age now reaches 67 for those born in 1960 or later. Timing your claim affects how much ...

Navigating Social Security benefits can be complex, but understanding the basics can help individuals make informed decisions ...

The average Social Security payout already isn't enough to comfortably retire and it's expected to be even less in a decade.

Whether or not you can stop your benefits depends on when you filed. Perhaps surprising to many retirees, the Social Security Administration actually does allow a beneficiary to cancel or withdraw an ...

There are millions of retired seniors today whose sole source of income is Social Security. Of course, that’s not an ideal ...

Social Security – mostly for those who are older or retired – typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments going out the second Wednesday of the month and the rest of ...

Social Security payments for June will soon be distributed to approximately 69 million Americans. See the schedule.

Understand the Social Security Fairness Act and its role in reshaping benefits for millions of retirees and public service workers.

The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last month what the other two main credit rating agencies did years ago: America has a debt problem. Now it’s time for America to ...

A: The SECURE Act largely eliminated the so-called stretch IRA that allowed non-spouse beneficiaries to take distributions ...

Your decision about when to claim benefits will shape your lifetime income -- so is 62, 67, or 70 the right option?