You may be wondering how your monthly Social Security benefit in retirement compares to others. If you're struggling to cover your costs on Social Security alone, that's understandable -- even if your ...

Social Security spousal benefits can be extremely beneficial for people who either don't qualify for Social Security by themselves or qualify for a significantly lower amount than their current or ...

An Aug. 1 analysis from the personal finance site GOBankingRates uses $1.5 million as the basis for a retirement-planning ...

There are many retirees who get all of their income from Social Security. Social Security will only replace a limited portion of the salary you may be used to living on. The program is also facing ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. It’s understandable. Retirement planning is personal, and financial uncertainty can make the ...

Paying for retirement expenses can add up quickly. Many American retirees plan on using their Social Security income to cover the onslaught of expenses. A survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute ...

The earliest you can claim your Social Security benefits is 62, but that doesn’t mean that other Social Security benefits aren’t available to someone who’s 60. Those include survivor benefits, which ...

As Social Security marks its 90th birthday, many Americans appear to be losing confidence in the landmark U.S. institution. More than half (52 percent) of Americans who haven’t retired yet say they ...

The most anticipated announcement of the year for Social Security's more than 70 million recipients will occur on Oct. 15. Independent estimates suggest this will be the fifth consecutive year with an ...

There are millions of older Americans today who collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. And for many, those benefits are their only source of income. A Pew Research Center report found that in ...