The Social Security Administration allows you to claim retirement or spousal benefits at 62, but it considers this early ...

If you wait until full retirement age to claim Social Security, you'll get your monthly benefits without a reduction. But you ...

If you haven't reached your full retirement age yet, your Social Security check could take a hit, depending on how much you ...

The Full Retirement Age for Social Security benefits will make its final scheduled increase in 2026, impacting when many can ...

The decision to sign up for Social Security is not an easy one. The reason? The age you start getting benefits will determine ...

If you're married and retired or about to retire, you and your spouse could begin losing more than $18,000 per year in Social Security benefits if Congress fails to shore up the solvency of the trust ...

If you plan to work while collecting Social Security benefits before reaching your Full Retirement Age (FRA), you need to understand the Social Security Earnings Test (officially called the Retirement ...

For many Americans, the decision to claim Social Security at 62 feels like a race against the clock, not a long-term financial strategy. Dave Ramsey argues that the real "winner" in that race is not ...

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 ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. The Social Security Board of Trustees has announced the program’s combined trust funds are projected to cover ...

The Trump administration wants to cut back disability benefits for low-income and older Americans by up to 20%, a move that could affect hundreds of thousands of people. (1) It’s part of the ...