A: You and your friends are all wrong. Social Security retirement benefits are based on the highest 35 years of earnings.

It's important to consider your financial situation, family situation, health and more to decide the best move for you.

The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little nearer. New federal projection released June 18 show the combined ...

Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...

Jean Chatzky, former financial editor for NBC’s "Today Show" and now with AARP, recognizes these challenges. She works to ...

The majority of Social Security recipients do not pay state taxes on their retirement income. As it stands, only nine states ...

A study calculated the amount of money a "comfortable" retirement would require without Social Security factored in and the ...

When planning for retirement, there’s a lot to think about — but there’s one key issue that deserves special consideration: ...

Social Security’s retirement benefits are a crucial source of income for older Americans, and many people look forward to the ...

If you claim Social Security ahead of full retirement age and reduce your monthly benefit for life as a result, you may end ...

Not only that, but you also receive a crash course in retirement benefits, such as Social Security. In case there's anything ...