We're almost two weeks into the government shutdown. Will you still receive your Social Security benefits despite the ...

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments going out on the second Wednesday of the month, Oct. 8. Subsequent payments will go out on the third (Oct. 15) ...

The government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats were unable to come to an agreement on funding. Here's how that ...

One of the more popular items on retirement surveys is the "magic number": How much savings you need, on top of any Social Security benefits, to live out a comfortable retirement. An Aug. 1 analysis ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.

After 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to modernize its services and ...

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also take on the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Department announced ...

Social Security payments for October are about to be sent to recipients under the agency's new paperless policy. Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments ...

An Aug. 1 analysis from the personal finance site GOBankingRates uses $1.5 million as the basis for a retirement-planning exercise. The report examines how long that money will last for a retiree in ...

Recent surveys suggest Americans need between $1.2 million and $1.8 million to retire comfortably. A new analysis shows how long $1.5 million in savings would last in each state, factoring in living ...

One of the more popular items on retirement surveys is the "magic number": How much savings you need, on top of any Social Security benefits, to live out a comfortable retirement. An Aug. 1 analysis ...