Social Security Strategies: Best Age for Men to Begin Collecting Benefits for Maximum Payout

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 Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you

The Social Security Administration plans to cut foot traffic to its field offices by 50% next year. Advocates worry this could lead to more office closures.
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Bill would end Social Security benefit taxes, expand payroll tax to wealthy

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has introduced the You Earned It, You Keep It Act, which would eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits while extending the payroll tax to incomes above ...
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Social Security's Chief Says "Everything's Being Considered" to Combat Benefit Cuts -- and While Unpopular, Raising the Full Retirement Age Should Be on the Table

Social Security is facing a $25.1 trillion long-term funding shortfall, as well as the prospect of sweeping benefit cuts in as little as seven years. Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano is ...
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Social Security Benefits Could Get a Generous COLA in 2026 -- but Retirees May Not Be Happy With It

Current estimates put Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) at 2.7%. That's a larger increase than what retirees received in 2025. A larger COLA means seniors may be looking at ...