More than 3.2 million Americans just scored a long-overdue victory in the fight for fair Social Security benefits to supplement their retirement savings. The Social Security Fairness Act, which was ...

More than 68 million Americans receive a Social Security benefit. Of those beneficiaries, 53,595,000 are aged 65 or older and ...

This article was originally published here and submitted to Richland Source for publishing. The repeal of the Windfall ...

Claiming Social Security at 62 is popular strategy because it gives recipients the most checks. At the same time, it reduces ...

If you can handle Minnesota’s harsh winters, you might enjoy a high quality of life there as a retiree. The state excels in ...

Social Security is helping more than just older adults as more children start to live with their grandparents.

One way to jumpstart your search for a financial adviser who specializes in retirement planning is to ask friends, family ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The purpose of COLAs is to make sure that ...

Elia, a retired West Haven public school teacher who began advocating for repeal in 1997, helped coordinate congressional ...

For retirees who claim benefits at Full Retirement Age—currently set at 67—the maximum monthly payment is $4,018. If you choose to start benefits at the earliest eligible age of 62, the maximum amount ...

Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks.

Typically, people become eligible for Social Security by working and paying into the program. But that’s not the only path to ...