That's why delaying Social Security means taking a risk. And you'll need to decide whether waiting is worth it. If your ...

By filing before your FRA, your benefits will be reduced every month for the rest of your life. If you have an FRA of 67 and ...

If you’re reaching your full retirement age in early to mid 2025, you might want to find out if it’s to your advantage to ...

If you know a little about Social Security, you may know that you can start collecting your benefits as early as age 62 and ...

Once upon a time, there was no mystery about Social Security’s full retirement age — everyone received their full benefit if ...

Raising the Social Security retirement age to 69 has the support of some politicians. Here's how it would affect your benefits if it happens.

Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month.

The year you were born, how much you've worked, and the year you claim your benefits determine how much you receive, but very few will qualify for the maximum benefit.

"I'm very worried — how am I going to survive?" Huntington resident Leann Pisano, 58, a recent nursing school graduate, said ...

You file for Social Security once you're old enough to do so. Here are three little-known Social Security rules all married ...

Mike Conrath, chief retirement strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, emphasized that the most important thing is to be ...

I write a column like this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself, because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2025. January is a critical ...