There's a huge difference in benefits for beneficiaries claiming as soon as possible versus those waiting a few years.

If you file for Social Security at 62 with a full retirement age of 67, you'll slash your monthly benefits by 30% -- for life ...

We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration ...

In 2026, Social Security's earnings-test limit is rising from $23,400 to $24,480 for people who will be under full retirement ...

Claiming Social Security benefits at the right time means more money for you. Here’s a guide to everything from knowing your ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

Some married couples can maximize Social Security benefits when the lower-earning spouse files for benefits first, even ...

Married couples can maximize their Social Security benefits by understanding these seven important rules about spousal, ...

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...

However, that’s not quite old enough to receive full Social Security benefits. In 1983, Congress passed a law gradually raising the full retirement age from 65 to 67 to account for longer life ...

If you’re at least 62, you may be able to claim Social Security and the dependent child benefit that'll provide your child ...