The Social Security Administration relies on four factors to calculate your monthly benefit. Although all ages in the traditional Social Security claiming range, from 62 to 70, have well-defined ...

As retirement nears, understanding how much you'll receive from Social Security becomes a critical part of deciding when — and how — to stop working. Many retirees rely on Social Security for a ...

Understanding this key piece of advice could give you more money each month and during all of your retirement years.

The age you decide to begin drawing Social Security has a huge impact on your monthly income in retirement. The earliest you ...

One Social Security claiming age offers the highest probability of maximizing lifetime Social Security income.

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 current taxable maximum in 2025 is $176,100. This means that workers who earned more than $176,000 in 2025 are paying Social Security taxes up to the taxable maximum; workers who earn less are ...

The first round of December's disability payments will be dispersed Wednesday. Use your birthday to see when you'll get your ...

The full retirement age for social security is increasing in 2026. It is the last age increase as part of a 1983 ...

This column will discuss a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routinely uses to help individuals ...

Readers' comments poured in on the buzzy topic of when to take Social Security and whether or not to take it at 62 and invest it.