One of the biggest decisions you might have to make for your retirement is figuring out when to claim Social Security. You’re ...

Social Security’s full retirement age is set to change in 2026, affecting the eligibility for full benefits for workers born ...

Full retirement age is one of the most important  Social Security rules that every current and future retiree should know.

A 2.8% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will push up the maximum full retirement benefit in 2026. Plus, some ...

Once you retire, you’ll probably depend a lot on Social Security to cover your expenses. That’s why it’s so important to know your full retirement age, or FRA, which is the age you can claim Social ...

Many Americans are taking Social Security early, but is that wise? It depends. Here's what to know when deciding when to ...

But it's not a given that you'll qualify for Social Security in retirement. You might assume that once you reach a certain ...

Changes are made to the program every year, from the amount of the cost-of-living adjustment to more fundamental ...

When you work and collect Social Security benefits before your FRA, you are subject to the Retirement Earning Test that could ...

The law says if you start your Social Security checks before full retirement age, your benefit will be reduced five-ninths of ...

In 1983, Congress passed a law gradually raising the full retirement age from 65 to 67 to account for longer life expectancies and to help sustain Social Security funds. As of this year, 67 is ...

He was looking at two years before he could claim Social Security benefits — and a reduced benefit at that — and he had no ...