Colorado: For Social Security recipients aged younger than 65, the first $20,000 of their benefits are not taxable by the ...

I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming.

After falling in recent years, U.S. life expectancy rose in 2025, the Census Bureau says, to a record 79.4. That’s up from 79 ...

I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No ...

OK, it’s not always wrong. But I’ve learned from many thousands of readers over the years that it’s wrong often enough to ...

Here is a bit of advice from a guy who gives Social Security advice for a living. Don't take any advice from your friends or ...

”I have a higher monthly pension benefit until my Full Retirement Age of 67.” ...

"After 33 years living in the U.S. this past June, my wife moved to Mexico." (Photo subject is a model.) Dear Help Me Retire, I am a U.S. citizen, 58 years old, and I plan to retire at 62. I have two ...

Dear Rusty: I reached full retirement age back in June, but I have not yet filed to collect Social Security. My husband currently collects SS funds, and he waited until he had reached full retirement ...

Planning for retirement involves more than picking a last working day or exploring new goals and hobbies. It also means understanding how your retirement choices affect your spouse if unexpected ...

Dear Rusty: A friend of my wife told her, and she believes, she could receive a Social Security benefit based on my SS benefit that I’m currently receiving while I’m still alive. I told her she could ...

More than 70 million Americans depend on Social Security each month for essential income, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. Given the scale of the program, the Social Security ...