The fact that seniors are allowed to decide when to claim Social Security is both a blessing and a curse. The flexibility ...

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...

A child’s benefits can only begin once their parent has begun receiving retirement benefits. If a parent claims Social ...

Retirees looking forward to increased benefits because of the Social Security Fairness Act may now have to wait more than one ...

One of the most discussed subjects in retirement planning is Social Security benefits and the age at which one should start ...

Key Points A Reddit poster is concerned that his parents are unprepared for retirement. He’s helping out financially but can ...

while opponents say the consequences will weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system. Jessica Hall is a retirement reporter for MarketWatch. She was an Age Boom Academy Fellow ...

There were two Social Security policies that impacted a select ... Kurt Czarnowski of Czarnowski Consulting, a retirement planning firm, gives an example using a Massachusetts schoolteacher ...

I'm also one of those optimists who's factoring Social Security payments into my retirement income plan (albeit at the reduced rate that may need to go into effect about a decade from now).

For most people reading this (those born in 1960 or later), full retirement age for the purpose of Social Security benefits is 67 years old. So, how much does the average person get at age 67?

If you're nearing retirement ... until age 70 to collect Social Security benefits. Despite this finding, less than 10% of beneficiaries do so. Full retirement age (FRA)-- also called normal ...

Most Americans make the wrong decision on when to claim Social ... Security benefits. Despite this finding, less than 10% of beneficiaries do so. Full retirement age (FRA)-- also called normal ...