Your Social Security earnings record is vital for calculating your future benefits. Ensuring its accuracy can significantly impact your retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. Regularly ...

Concerns about outliving savings and healthcare costs are reshaping how "Peak 65" Americans and advisors approach income ...

If you’ve been divorced for at least two years and your ex is eligible for Social Security — meaning they’re age 62 or older ...

The provision emerged from President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to end taxes on Social Security. But experts say many are ...

When there’s an economic downturn, fewer people are working and contributing to Social Security. As a result of these opposing trends, while there were about 18 people aged 65 and older for ...

A stock image shows a Social Security card with U.S. dollars. GETTY How Much Social Security Can I Get? As of January 2025, the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit came in at $1,976.

But while it's perfectly OK to count on Social Security as a source of retirement income, you don't want to depend on those benefits too heavily. Doing so could upend your plans -- and cause you a ...

Having said that, we know that the maximum possible Social Security benefit for someone reaching 70 years old in 2025 is $5,108 per month, or $61,296 per year.

1. Social Security benefits will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to account for inflation. Investment manager T. Rowe Price reports that one-third of Americans nearing retirement (aged ...

The '8-Year Rule of Social Security' holds that it's best to be like Ike — Eisenhower, that is. The five-star general knew a thing or two about good timing.

What's the ideal age for claiming Social Security retirement benefits? It depends on who you ask. The earlier you start, the smaller your checks. But, you'll collect these payments for more time.