There are compelling reasons to start receiving your benefits early or late. Each of us needs to think through some issues.

Claiming Social Security early means permanently lower monthly payments. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age ...

Starting in 2026, anyone born in 1960 or later faces a new reality: full retirement age for Social Security is now 67. This ...

The new year brings a big change for Social Security when it comes to claiming benefits. Starting in 2026, the Social ...

Medicare starts at 65, but Social Security follows completely different rules that most people don't understand.

Some big changes are coming to Social Security in 2026 that you need to know about if you are nearing retirement. One of ...

January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching their ...

For people reaching retirement age in 2026, the earnings test limit increased from $62,160 to $65,160. The limit only applies ...

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important ...

If you're under full retirement age, you could temporarily forfeit some Social Security income. You need to understand the work rules before you take a job while collecting retirement benefits. If you ...

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

Although many Americans have traditionally envisioned retirement age as 65, full retirement age is now actually 67 for those ...