But until my wife and I were actually approaching our retirement ... start Social Security benefits. Often that optimum age is 70, but for some people, it can be an earlier age. You can get ...

My wife is 76, born in 1948. She retired at full retirement age and currently collects $1,076 per month. I will be retiring and start collecting at 70 this year (I was born in 1954). When I ...

My wife started collecting Social Security at age 65, but it’s a tiny amount. I am planning on retiring in two years at 65 (67 is my full retirement age). Can my wife collect spousal benefits of ...

to sleep in his car seat beneath my wife’s desk so she could make sure the staff got paid on time. Any residue of our pension funds after we die is only fair recompense to them. Yet you ...

I wish to stay in my home with my wife until I die ... receive zero benefit from that exemption. Cost of living is outpacing my retirement growth in my accounts. Every year I get further behind.

Looking at this Redditor’s post, we get a pretty good glance at their full scenario. We know the couple are aged 52 and 51, with the wife ... benefits. As part of the husband’s pension ...

The bad news is that you'll lose spousal benefits once you're no longer married, but you could be entitled to a different ...

A child’s benefits can only begin once their parent has begun receiving retirement benefits. If a parent claims Social ...

The fact that seniors are allowed to decide when to claim Social Security is both a blessing and a curse. The flexibility ...

The bill would repeal two provisions that limit Social Security benefits for certain recipients based on retirement payments they get from other sources — most often, but not exclusively ...

The changes to Social Security retirement benefits and changes that affect workers still paying into the program often get the most attention, but spousal benefits see changes too. If you're ...

Dear Liz: I was previously denied a portion of my husband’s Social Security because I received a government pension, and the offset rule made me ineligible. Now that the law is being changed, I ...