One nice feature of Social Security is that it doesn’t lock all seniors into one specific filing age. You can claim benefits ...

If you decide to begin taking Social Security benefits for you reach the Full Retirement Age, you will likely be subject to ...

If I have things my way, I won't be retiring for a few more decades. So there's really no pressure on me to decide right now when to claim Social Security. But because writing about retirement ...

After a divorce, a couple reconciles but doesn't remarry. Should they retie the knot to maximize Social Security payments?

The outlook for Social Security is gloomy, but you can save now to protect against benefit cuts in the future. If the cuts ...

The Social Security Administration assigns everyone a full retirement age (FRA) based on their birth year. It's 67 for most ...

How do we fix Social Security? Or do you? As most folks know, Social Security was implemented during the FDR administration in the 1930s ...

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

The best and easiest way to apply for your benefits is with a personal my Social Security account. You can create your free account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you create your account, you can get ...

According to a survey by Bankrate, women in the workforce are leaving thousands of dollars behind over their lifetime. Twenty-six percent of women working full-time or part-time didn’t contribute to ...

For most people, Social Security benefits play a big part in their overall success in retirement. In general, these are benefits you have been paying into your entire working life and now the time ...

A team led by Elon Musk recently gained access to America’s federal payment infrastructure — a system responsible for ...