Social Security benefits play a crucial role as steady income during retirement. For some people, they can be a lifeline. For ...

Gen Xers born between 1965 and 1980 are caught in a pressure cooker of financial obligations. They're often caring for both children and aging parents, or paying for older kids to attend college ...

Key Points While every year you wait to claim Social Security after 62 will increase your checks, waiting may not be the ...

The highest benefit possible—$5,108—is available for those who delay claiming until age 70. Those who retire at age 62 can ...

Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. The Social Security retirement trust fund and Medicare Hospital Insurance trust ...

I am contemplating retiring at the end of the year. I'm married and will receive two monthly pension payments; $3,600 from military service and $1,500 from civil service. Our total projected monthly ...

Lots of changes in store for Social Security recipients as more people rely on a system that's operating above capacity. Full ...

That's a steep cut, but many seniors will be better of waiting until age 70 to claim their benefits. That's because the ...

Here’s why this year matters: If you were born in 1959, your FRA is 66 years and 10 months. That means some people will ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

If you claim early, in 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) temporarily withholds $1 of benefits for every $2 ...

Here’s how much upper-class retirees really get from Social Security at 70—and how it compares to the national average.