When retirement is around the corner, the question of when to start receiving Social Security benefits becomes a more ...

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

Learn about the key types of employer-sponsored retirement plans, tax-advantaged IRAs and Social Security benefits.

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.

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 ...

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

This adjustment affects the coverage quarter, influencing the payments contributors receive for each Social Security credit, ...

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 ...

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 ...