One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at carefully is where they fall in terms of Social Security benefits.

When it comes to personal finance, retiring is a big life shift. Moving away from working full time, focusing on family, ...

Dear Rusty: My wife will reach her full Social Security benefit at 66.5 years of age which is just under 2 years away for her ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the Social Security updates ...

You can maximize your benefits if you wait to claim Social Security until your full retirement age or older. However, ...

Social Security checks are increasing for almost 3 million Americans. Here's how to find out if you'll benefit—and when.

The updates include a higher cost-of-living adjustment, revisions to the earnings test thresholds, and increases in maximum benefits.

It is normal to feel nervous or apprehensive about retirement, especially when there is an abundance of tips, tricks, and ...

The full retirement age (FRA), the age at which retirees can claim their Social Security benefits, has been gradually ...

Social Security recipients are getting a cost-of-living adjustment, starting this month, but that’s not the only change to ...

The best way to see how much your Social Security benefit would be at age 69 is to log in to your account at www.ssa.gov (or ...

Technically, you don't have to take Social Security when you retire. It's possible to leave your job at 62 and then wait ...