You can update most of your information with the Social Security Administration online. But for big changes, you may need to ...

For 23 consecutive years, national pollster Gallup surveyed retirees to determine how important their Social Security income was to covering their expenses.

Here’s how to bolster Social Security Post readers’ suggestions on how to fix retirement benefits and help senior citizens.

Following 23 consecutive years of surveys from Gallup, we've learned that between 80% and 90% of retirees consistently lean on their Social Security income, in some capacity, to cover their expenses.

Yes, you can retire with less than $1 million. But it takes some planning, maximizing Social Security and sticking to a reasonable monthly retirement budget.

Jean and Edward now find themselves without any retirement savings and relying solely on Social Security and a tiny monthly retirement sum from her last job, which is less than $100 per month.

4 tools to help maximize your Social Security benefits Select looks at four online tools that can help people figure out when they should collect benefits.

The Moneyist My wife and I have $7,000 a month in pensions and Social Security, plus $140,000 cash. Can we afford to retire? ‘My wife of 20 years is a Japanese national and lives in the U.S. as ...

Consider taking steps to enlarge your Social Security income. You might augment that with other sources of nonportfolio income, like a basic annuity or taking on some kind of work in retirement.