Your birth year determines your full retirement age, and claiming benefits too early means permanently reduced monthly payments.

2 years, making age 65 a common claiming milestone. Yet this seemingly reasonable choice sits in a financial gray zone where the mathematics work against most retirees. While age 62 represents the ...

It could cost the average retiree more than you'd think.

Here's when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment ...

President Donald Trump has touted "no tax on Social Security" with the addition of a new senior deduction. Some states still ...

The difference between claiming early and waiting could be thousands of dollars per month.

When you collect Social Security, you’re entitled to a standard benefit. This amount is called your primary insurance amount ...

My husband, 78, has been taking Social Security since he was 62. I am turning 64 in February, and I retired in June 2025. I ...

Social Security plays a key role for many, but the actual amount people receive varies widely because it largely depends on ...

If you have a target retirement age circled on your calendar, you might be planning around the wrong metric. According to ...

I turn 65 this month, and the ever-vigilant US social security administration already sent me a letter laying out my ...

A married couple—ages 62 and 60—sits on $2 million in retirement savings, a paid-off $650,000 home, and guaranteed future income totaling $82,000 annually (Social Security at 67 plus a $24,000 pension ...