Receiving the maximum possible benefit from Social Security is no easy feat, and achieving it might not be worth it to you.

When the Social Security Administration announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment each October, many retirees feel ...

It's going to be difficult to avoid benefit cuts for at least some people.

When discussions about Social Security’s future arise, many assume the only options involve cutting benefits or raising taxes ...

Your full retirement age (FRA) dictates when you become eligible for the full Social Security benefit you've earned. Claiming ...

Importantly, there are basically three ways to resolve Social Security's financial problems: (1) increase revenue, (2) reduce ...

A retiree who thought they had cracked the code for a comfortable income stream is discovering how quickly the tax code can ...

A recent call by Mitt Romney to raise the limit on how much income is taxed to fund Social Security and Medicare has started ...

A single error on your earnings record can slash thousands from your retirement. The 2026 Social Security taxable wage base ...

Workers may be upset about this Social Security change, but it's actually a good thing in the end.

In response to a call from a financial advisor in Pennsylvania, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address a question concerning what the most common contribution formulas ...