Those who work long, high-paying careers can receive thousands of dollars above the average Social Security benefit.

To plan smart for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

The age at which you file for Social Security can change your monthly benefit by thousands of dollars per year. But there's ...

After years of working, there comes a time when you can finally hang up your hat and retire — and hopefully, get back some of the earnings you’ve contributed to Social Security. For years, Americans ...

As the year 2025 comes to an end, Social Security recipients are urged to complete several key tasks before Dec. 31, from ...

Although many Americans have traditionally envisioned retirement age as 65, full retirement age is actually 67 for those born in 1960 or later, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...

Social Security benefits are an important income source, but many younger Americans are worried that they won't receive the money they have been promised. In fact, a majority of older Americans ...