Outsize Social Security raises come with unintended consequences.

Two letters can land in a retiree's mailbox within weeks of each other, and they pull in opposite directions. One promises a ...

Filing for Social Security at the wrong age can permanently shrink your monthly checks in ways most retirees never fully recover from. Before you sign up, there are five questions worth asking ...

Filing early isn't always a bad decision.

Getting the maximum Social Security benefit at 62 requires 35 years of high earnings. Here is what you need to know.

Next year's Social Security increase could exceed the 3.5% consensus estimate.

Here's why the Social Security Administration is sending two checks and the full October payment schedule.

Early forecasts put next year’s cost-of-living adjustment in the mid-3% range, but the official increase won’t be announced ...

Selling timber while collecting Social Security can trigger a withholding bill that wipes out an entire year of benefits, or ...

Some 70 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients will soon know how much their benefits will ...

If you're married or have been married, here's how to find out whether you qualify for spousal benefits.

He built his own pension using an annuity and assumed the two monthly checks in his mailbox played by the same rules. Two ...