Claiming Social Security benefits can be complicated. Retirees have to figure out the optimal time to apply, estimate the impact of other income on their monthly payments, and determine the best way ...

Questions on when to take Social Security benefits, what inflation-adjusted earnings are and more are answered in today's column. SDI Productions / Getty Images I recently did a couple of media ...

If you're retired or nearing retirement, you probably know some people claiming Social Security benefits, and you might also have a sense of how the program works. You pay into it your entire career, ...

I recently did a couple of media interviews. One was a podcast and the other was a radio show. The hosts of both media outlets asked me essentially the same thing: “What are the most common questions ...

There are many online resources about Social Security, but it is important that you visit our official website, SSA.gov, for the most accurate and up-to-date answers. You can find lots of information ...

How Social Security works is something that would benefit all of us to understand, and yet, partly because of an overall lack of financial literacy, it can be quite a mysterious beast. Fortunately, ...

Social Security benefits are part of the retirement plan of many American workers. If you’re among the many people paying Social Security taxes, you should get an ...

The Trump administration says millions of Americans - some as old as 250 and beyond - are receiving benefits The Trump administration says fraud is rampant in the Social Security Administration, with ...

A surge in online queries about Social Security on an expert platform has highlighted deepening anxiety among older Americans over potential changes to the program under the Trump administration. The ...

Musk and staffers from his so-called Department of Government Efficiency appeared Thursday on Fox News in an effort to quell rising doubts and concerns about the Trump administration's ongoing ...

EXCLUSIVE: The top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee will demand Thursday that the Social Security Administration explain a spike in phone call wait times following the removal of an online ...