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

Ken and Rick discuss the pros and cons of retiring early and how this can affect social security benefits and taxes.

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year so that they have a chance to keep up ...

This little-known restricted application rule can significantly boost retirement income for surviving spouses.

It ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced or eliminated the Social ...

I am 63 and decided I want to go ahead and start drawing my Social Security retirement benefits.

Social Security is likely going to be a crucial source of income when you are retired. Unfortunately, because the rules ...

Consider heading to Nordstrom Rack after collecting your first round of Social Security benefits. You won't have to spend nearly that much money either. While ...

Data from TSCL’s 2024 Senior Survey shows 62% of older Americans worry their retirement income won’t even cover essentials ...

Retired Middlebury, Connecticut, school teacher Bill Callahan waited 40 years for Congress to pass a bill to eliminate the ...

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 soon as you're able to — meaning, at age 62. And if you're the same age, that ...

The time of year when you retire can significantly impact your taxes. Say you decide to retire on July 1. For the first six months of the year, your income will come from your job. From July on, you ...