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Deciding when to apply for Social Security can have a major impact on your retirement. Although you can collect retirement benefits as early as age 62, your monthly payment will get bigger the longer ...

You may think you've done all you can to maximize your Social Security benefits. You worked hard for decades. You increased your income over your career. Now you're staring at the application screen ...

The question of starting claims early or late is a common one among those eligible - or about to become one. As an American citizen who has earned wages, you’re eligible to begin receiving Social ...

It's a rocky time for the Social Security Administration. Here's what you should know about what's going on and how to make smart choices. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, ...

Dear Rusty: My best friend is going to be 62 and wants to begin taking her Social Security immediately. Her reasoning not to wait is the thought that it is going to run out in 10 years, so she wants ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was designed to prevent public sector employees—like teachers and firefighters—from receiving disproportionately high Social Security benefits due to working ...