Debt among older Americans is rising, both in terms of the number of older households carrying debt and the amount borrowed.

Early forecasts put next year’s cost-of-living adjustment in the mid-3% range, but the official increase won’t be announced ...

Remarrying after a divorce can quietly erase a Social Security claim worth hundreds of dollars a month, but the timing of ...

Full retirement age for Social Security benefits will reach 67 in 2027 for people born in 1960 or later. Claiming before that ...

Retirees can start claiming Social Security benefits as early as age 62. That comes with a costly penalty, however, prompting ...

Social Security payments go out later this week, with a possible maximum of $5,181. Here's how benefits are calculated and ...

Filing for Social Security at the wrong age can permanently shrink your monthly checks in ways most retirees never fully ...

According to the U.S. agency’s official schedule, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is today due to complete the first ...

Claiming Social Security spousal benefits follows a completely different set of rules than filing on your own record, and ...

If you're hoping to max out your benefits while claiming Social Security at the youngest age, here's what you'd need to do.

I'm always amazed that the most insignificant of all Social Security benefits seems so significant to so many people. I am ...

To help keep up with inflation, Social Security provides a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that kicks in at the start of ...