The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Dave Ramsey argues that filing for Social Security at 62 can help many retirees grow their income and avoid money mistakes.

The debate over private accounts involves differing ideas of government’s proper role and of what Social Security is. Proponents of private accounts argue that individual Americans should have more ...

Both (privatizing) plans involve requiring younger workers to contribute money to an IRA-type account that would offer several investment options. Portra / Getty Images Well, once again, the idea of ...

Social Security is heading toward a funding crunch that could shrink monthly checks for tens of millions of retirees, and the ...

A growing dispute between federal authorities and state governments has put 39 states under renewed pressure to revise how ...

The current Social Security debate clearly points to the serious and ongoing need for financial education in this country - regardless of whether Social Security is eventually privatized, but ...

Claiming Social Security at 62 and investing in volatile US stocks could be a risky venture one might not be able to recover ...

Close to 74 million Americans receive Social Security benefits. Nearly two-thirds (63%) say their checks account for at least half of their personal income, according to the Pew Research Center, and ...

To qualify for Social Security benefits, individuals must possess a valid Social Security Number (SSN) and accumulate 40 work credits over a minimum of 10 years. Only non-citizens authorized to work ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2005 — -- Those hoping that the political debate over Social Security would remain lofty and logical should prepare for a more down-and-dirty fight being waged by both the ...

To make the debate even more vehement, there is little common ground here. People disagree over what Social Security is – a pension fund or an insurance program to guarantee some degree of economic ...