Christine Benz of Morningstar If there’s a single group of people who are likely to be experiencing the most consternation ...

Last year's trustees report indicated that when accounting for both trust funds, Social Security's reserves will be depleted by 2035, at which point revenue generated from Social Security taxes would ...

Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP's work-requirement legislation ...

Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once ...

Most Americans don’t have a retirement tax plan, according to a Northwestern Mutual study. If you’re one of them, it could be ...

Americans have grown accustomed to financial planning with a fixed date in mind. Whether you're buying a home, saving for college, buying a new vehicle or using target-date funds for long-term ...

With $2.5 million in cash, $500,000 in an IRA and average Social Security benefits, someone who’s 67 is likely in a pretty ...

Dear Help Me Retire, I’m turning 70 on July 18 and want to know exactly when I should file for Social Security to max out benefits. I don’t want to wait a day longer than I have to.

Social Security recipients who defaulted on their federal student loans are no longer at risk of having their monthly benefits reduced, at least for the time being. Last month, the Department of ...

Anyone close to retirement must consider when to begin taking Social Security benefits.While you can claim them as early as age 62, your benefit goes up each year until you hit the full retirement ...

Retirees can start claiming Social Security as early as age 62. They can also delay benefits until age 70. There are trade-offs to both options and certainly no one right answer, but here's the No ...

The Social Security Administration will allow people who have claimed at or after reaching full retirement age to suspend these payments if they've only been collecting for 12 or fewer months.