I’m 63, close to retirement, and none of my relatives lived past 82. I'm making $80,000/year — should I file for benefits now or is there a more ‘optimal’ age?
When retirement is around the corner, the question of when to start receiving Social Security benefits becomes a more ...
First round of February Social Security payments goes out in 12 days
The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...
How are Social Security benefits impacted when you retire before full retirement age?
Ken and Rick discuss the pros and cons of retiring early and how this can affect social security benefits and taxes.
I’m 63 and tried claiming Social Security early, but it was declined because I’m still working. Is that allowed?
Dear Help Me Retire, I am 63 and decided I want to go ahead and start drawing my Social Security retirement benefits. I am ...
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These 2 Factors Determine the Size of Your Social Security Check
Social Security is likely going to be a crucial source of income when you are retired. Unfortunately, because the rules ...
Suze Orman's Retirement Stress Test: How Will These Factors Impact Your Retirement?
Retiring early can affect your retirement income in a few different ways. For one, retiring early means you must stretch your ...
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3 Questions Everyone Needs to Ask Before Claiming Social Security
There are a number of tough decisions you might face as retirement gets near. You may, for example, be torn over whether to ...
Here's a proposal to fix Social Security that we could enact today
A mix of tolerable benefit cuts and realistic revenue increases would make everyone better off In early January, Stephen Goss, Social Security's chief actuary released estimates of a comprehensive ...
Should you claim Social Security at the same time as your spouse? Here's how to know.
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 ...
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New public survey lays out a bipartisan roadmap for Social Security’s future
“At a time when our country is deeply divided, Social Security remains a powerful unifying force,” said Rebecca Vallas, Chief Executive Officer of the National Academy of Social Insurance. “This ...
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About When to Claim Social Security and Taxation of Benefits . Dear Rusty: I am 65 and currently working full-time. Can I ...
Here are changes Americans would make to close Social Security's financing gap
Social Security benefits may be reduced in the next decade due to a financing shortfall. A new survey asks Americans how they ...