According to the Social Security Administration, taking your benefits as early as possible (age 62 for those born after 1960) ...

You may think you've done all you can to maximize your Social Security benefits. You worked hard for decades. You increased your income over your career. Now you're staring at the application screen ...

Another good reason to claim Social Security at 62 is if you're in poor health and don't expect to live a long life. Filing ...

Before claiming spousal benefits, you should check your potential benefit to ensure that spousal benefits would be higher ...

One of the biggest financial decisions you will make as a retiree is when to start claiming Social Security benefits. You can claim them as early as age 62, but the earlier you claim them, the lower ...

How Social Security works is something that would benefit all of us to understand, and yet, partly because of an overall lack of financial literacy, it can be quite a mysterious beast. Fortunately, ...

Spousal benefits are available if you are married or divorced after 10 years. Your spousal benefits can equal up to 50% of your husband or wife's standard benefit. COLAs can apply to Social Security ...