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 ...

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 ...

I recently read a story you wrote centering around spousal benefits, but it didn't talk about one spouse getting a pension. My wife is nine years older than me. She's 66 and I'm 57. We are both ...

However, the OP said he did claim his retirement benefits already — in which case, the wife should be able to get that boosted benefit payment. And, the good news is, she likely will soon.