Here are the financial and practical considerations in choosing between marrying your partner and choosing a domestic ...

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer More than $31 million in erroneous Social Security payments to deceased individuals has ...

Another way to leave tax-free money to a surviving spouse is with life insurance. A small policy can put cash in the hands of a surviving spouse for funeral expenses and paying off debts. A bigger ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits. The Social Security Fairness Act ...

Rumors of Social Security payments being issued to dead people have circulate for years, and it turns out that there was in ...

The money came back when the Department of Treasury gained access to the Social Security Administration's "Full Death Master ...

Spousal benefits can be a lifeline for seniors who established a single-income household. Spouses who shortened their careers ...

Supplemental Security Income is an initiative in the United States hoping to offer extra cash to people aged 65+ or living ...

Now that it’s become law, nearly three million teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who receive pension income will see increases in their Social Security benefits ...

Hinterhaus Productions / Getty Images If you're a qualified American, you're entitled to receive your hard-earned Social Security benefits in retirement. However, you may find yourself in a ...

The Social Security Fairness Act makes it possible for those who opted out of Social Security at some point during their career to receive more retirement benefits. It does this in two ways. First, it ...