Claiming Social Security at 62 is not always a smart idea. If those benefits will be your main or only source of retirement ...

Before you start collecting Social Security, make sure you've thought it through. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself to avoid costly retirement mistakes.

Dear Primary Breadwinner: Questions about spousal benefits are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social ...

A single decision could impact your income for the rest of your life. Before you make that call, here are just a few things you absolutely must consider.

Waiting until age 70 to collect Social Security benefits provides the highest possible monthly payments as this is when delayed retirement credits stop accumulating. But does this strategy suit ...

There are a lot of things to take into consideration when it comes to Social Security. I asked ChatGPT about Social Security tips for middle-class retirees.

Several factors are important in deciding when to claim Social Security retirement benefits. Multiple statistical studies reached a similar conclusion about the optimal age to claim Social Security.

Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...

1:50 p.m. Oct. 24, 2025: This story updated with new information. WASHINGTON — The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more ...

Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are raising questions about former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano--who's now Social Security commissioner.

Baltimore Rep. Kweisi Mfume called Monday for a “full and honest” congressional review of how Social Security Administration ...