The shift toward 401(k)s and the skyrocketing cost of living caused by inflation has forced many seniors to depend on their ...

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

While maintaining the health of Social Security should be a priority for elected officials, the reality is that the ...

A Reddit poster recently raised questions about whether online Social Security calculators are taking all of the relevant ...

There's a reason that Social Security is called "the third rail of American politics" – as in, touch it and die. Most ...

According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the estimated average monthly Social Security retirement benefit for ...

First and foremost, check your earnings record and make sure it looks right. It isn't completely unheard of for some earnings to be missing, and there is a phone number listed that you can call to ...

The decline of pensions leaves newly minted retirees in a precarious position: They are more dependent on Social Security to ...

A retirement budget balances your expected income in retirement with your expected living expenses and taxes. Financial ...

More than 3 million people are about to get a bump to their Social Security checks thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act, a new law that eliminates two previous rules that reduced retirees' ...

If you’re like most seniors, you’ll rely on  Social Security to provide a good portion of your income once you retire. But, ...