Offer from the Motley Fool: If you're like most Americans, you're a few years (or more) behind on your retirement savings. But a handful of little-known "Social Security secrets"could help ensure ...

Offer from the Motley Fool: If you're like most Americans, you're a few years (or more) behind on your retirement savings. But a handful of little-known "Social Security secrets"could help ensure a ...

The 2024 Social Security Survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute identified prevalent and problematic knowledge gaps on the topic of spousal benefits. 30% of surveyed adults incorrectly marked ...

Spouses that claim Social Security at full retirement age will receive a benefit equal to 50% of their retired partner's primary insurance amount. Divorced spouses can collect Social Security ...

But if you don’t manage to save much for retirement, you may end up in a situation where you’re basically living on Social Security. And that could leave you struggling financially at a time ...

The Social Security Administration has implemented new identity verification measures. The recovery rate now sits at 50% for all past and future overpayments that may occur. Keep your eye out for ...

If my husband were to retire tomorrow, we'd have four sources of income: Social Security, a modest pension, withdrawals from two retirement accounts, and my income. Here's how the non-Social ...

Some Social Security recipients could see three checks hit their bank account this month, although some checks may come a little later in the month than usual. Those retirees who get Supplemental ...

Filing for Social Security at full retirement age (FRA) means you’ll avoid any sort of reduction to your monthly benefits. FRA is 67 for people born in 1960 or later. However, you’re allowed ...