For decades, the question of when to claim Social Security benefits has sparked heated debates around dinner tables and in ...

If you delay a Social Security claim, you can get more income each month-- and often more income for life. Find out just how ...

Filing at the optimal age makes an enormous difference, too. The researchers found that by claiming Social Security at the ...

A recent explainer by the Social Security Administration revealed a fascinating trend: the average filing age for Social ...

Social Security is a cornerstone of retirement income in the United States. While it’s not designed to completely fuel ...

Claiming age has the most sway of any factor when determining how much you'll receive each month and during your lifetime ...

This depends on your financial situation, of course. If waiting to claim Social Security will create a financial hardship, you may not feel better at all. But Hathai points out that “from a ...

From taxes to survivors benefits, here are the Social Security topics financial pros find themselves tackling with clients ...

“It’s just important to be informed that this penalty exists,” said David Haas, a certified financial planner in Franklin ...

Would I be limited to how many hours or how much I could make? I know my monthly SS amount would be cut by 30 percent, or somewhere around that, but how would working affect me? I was trying to read ...

I will be turning 63 soon. Can I apply for Social Security and continue to work? Would I be limited to how many hours or how ...

The chart below shows the average Social Security benefit for spouses 62 through 67. The information comes from a biannual ...