If you want to maximize your lifetime retirement benefits, the newest data from the CDC can help.

Here's why you shouldn't hesitate to take benefits as early as possible.

Experts weigh in on how to decide when to claim Social Security benefits and whether it’s smart to accelerate that timeline to invest.

Waiting until full retirement age ensures that you receive your monthly benefits without a reduction. Filing early, which you can do once you're 62, results in reduced monthly benefits. Delaying your ...

The age you claim Social Security can shape your lifetime income. Compare benefits at 62, full retirement age, and 70 to see ...

Learn about the Social Security change that almost everyone missed this year, which sets the full retirement age at 67 for those born in 1960 or later.

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano's remarks caused a flurry leading the Trump administration official to issue a ...

Learn how working after claiming Social Security can increase taxes, trigger Medicare IRMAA surcharges, and affect retirement income planning.

Social Security benefits face a significant cut. Individuals born in 1966, reaching retirement age in 2033, may receive only 77% of their scheduled payments. This reduction stems from the projected ...

For nine decades, Social Security benefits have been an important part of the mix of retirement income for American retirees.

The second round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in five days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month ...

Nearly 70 million Americans received Social Security checks in 2025, according to the Social Security Administration, and at ...