If you qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you can choose to start receiving your monthly payments as early as ...

Importantly, RET amounts generally increase each year to account for changes in national wage levels. The trustee estimate ...

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The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little bit nearer. New federal projections, released on June 18, show that ...

The US Social Security and Medicare programs for seniors will both run short of funds to pay full benefits in 2033. The ...

When Social Security runs out of money to pay full benefits, the increase in the number of people who live in poverty could ...

Because so many older Americans rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet, the idea of the program going broke is ...

Spousal benefits allow you to claim up to 50% of your spouse's Social Security benefit. Divorce doesn't prevent you from claiming spousal benefits, provided you were married long enough and are ...

When couples have different philosophies about saving and spending, keeping the other person in the dark about assets is ...

Underspending in retirement is 'one of the biggest mistakes' retirees make, according to financial planning expert Jeffrey ...

The Social Security trustees say the program is still solvent, but Trump immigration and tax policies could deliver serious ...