The SSA typically requires a death certificate to update a person's marital status and determine eligibility for benefits. In ...

U.S. workers appear to have a knowledge gap about Social Security, which could lead to money-losing mistakes once program ...

I don’t have much savings, only about $140,000 between cash savings and a Thrift Savings Plan. Our take-home total each month ...

Millions of aging Americans rely on Social Security checks for financial aid. The SSA, which has been in place for more than ...

Fuller, Social Security's first beneficiary, retired in 1939 and died in 1975. Today, we should all be planning for a retirement that's as long as Ida's.

I was married for 27 years to my first husband before divorcing. I married someone else from 2002 to 2005 and divorced. I was ...

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...

Well, guess what, folks? There is no magic answer. There are no secrets. There are no special formulas. You simply have to sit down, maybe with a calculator and pencil and paper, and go over your ...

There is probably no question I am asked more often than some version of this: "When should I file for Social Security?" And ...

There is probably no question I am asked more often than some version of this: “When should I file for Social Security?” And I’ve discerned from my emails over the ...