Social Security retirement benefits provide a lifelong source of income that goes up along with inflation. Half of married seniors and around 70% of unmarried elderly persons rely on Social Security ...

January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching their ...

I suggest waiting in most cases, but that doesn't mean it’s always the best approach. Depending on your situation, risk tolerance and goals, your wife may want to file for Social Security now. However ...

Many consumers have heard the advice to delay claiming Social Security until later in life--past age 62 and perhaps up until age 70--with the goal of claiming a higher lifetime benefit. Christine Benz ...

Social Security provides a critical income stream for most Americans in retirement. Full benefits are available to retirees at their "full" retirement age, which is specified by the Social Security ...

Retirees often struggle with the complexity of deciding if it is worth delaying social security payments to receive a larger benefit. The answer can be found quite quickly if an investor is willing to ...

(This article is based on a portion of the new book, Making Social Security Work for You: Advice, Strategies, and Timelines That Can Maximize Your Benefits by Emily Guy Birken.) Understanding exactly ...

Today's column addresses questions about how spousal benefits are calculated when filing after FRA, how the Parisi case can affect benefit amounts when the family maximum that can be claimed on a ...

Social Security has many complex provisions, and smart retirees have used some of those provisions over the years to create useful strategies to enhance their retirement income. One of those ...

I just turned 62 and am divorced and single. My ex-husband will be 63 years old this year. Is it possible for me to collect on his Social Security now? I am still working, but our unemployed adult son ...

When you're working and collecting a paycheck, the need for Social Security income may not be all that pressing. But many seniors rush to take benefits as soon as they leave their jobs, the logic ...