The decision to delay Social Security benefits until age 70 is often hailed as the gold standard of retirement planning. For ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

Social Security benefits form the core of income for many retirees. The trust fund may be depleted by 2033, reducing future benefits. Social Security benefits have lost 20% of their buying power since ...

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...