If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as ...

The date your February Social Security benefit arrives depends on what day of the month you were born. Payments follow the ...

Qualifying for Social Security benefits in retirement generally goes something like this: Work and pay taxes on your income.

There are a number of tough decisions you might face as retirement gets near. You may, for example, be torn over whether to ...

Social Security recipients are allowed to collect benefits while working. Once full retirement age arrives, you can earn any ...

Waiting to apply will often increase how much Social Security you collect over your lifetime. The Social Security ...

If you haven't reached full retirement age, you can sign up for a reduced Social Security benefit as long as you're at least ...

If you lack a Social Security number, you might still be able to apply for some credit cards with an Individual Taxpayer ...

If you’re spending some or all of your retirement living abroad, here's what you need to know about Medicare coverage, penalties and enrollment timelines.

Just after midnight on the very last day of the 2024 Senate session, the Social Security Fairness Act was passed.

The family affordability tax credit provides eligible families with tax credits of up to $3,200 per child under 6 and up to $2,400 per child from 6 to 16.

The U.S. government is facing the prospect of yet another shutdown as lawmakers wrangle over a temporary funding bill. That's leaving many people wondering how Social Security would be affected if ...