New law means police officers, teachers and others with public pensions will now collect their full Social Security benefits.

Keep in mind that the Social Security Administration also pays benefits in the month after they're due. For example, if you turn 62 on March 21, 2025, you won't be eligible for benefits until April ...

Social Security payments are a key part of most retirement plans, but many people reduce their benefits by claiming too early ...

As an American taxpayer, you've likely heard about Social Security your entire working life, and perhaps even bemoaned the ...

After 2024's increase of 3.2%, Social Security recipients will get a more modest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025: 2.5%. Why 2.5%? The COLA is tied to the inflation rate, says the Social ...

These seven milestone ages mark your eligibility for significant retirement benefits, including catch-up contributions and ...

Baby Boomer workers has less than $50,000 saved for retirement. Here are a dozen things you can do to help shore up your savings.

Social Security is tweaked each year to account for changes in areas such as life expectancy and cost of living.

In 2024, the life expectancy for someone born in 1959 was 74 for men and 80.1 for women, according to a Social Security ...

As 2025 approaches, another round of people in California and the rest of the nation will become eligible for Social Security benefits — and some will hit their full retirement age. The minimum ...

The minimum eligibility age for Social Security differs from the program's full retirement age, which is increasing in 2025.