If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as ...

The Social Security Fairness Act will boost benefits for 3.2M public workers once the agency can plow past multiple ...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the Social Security Administration must implement the Social Security Fairness Act as ...

The start of a new year usually means changes to Social Security, and this year is no different. The changes to Social ...

When you retire, you are most likely going to need Social Security to help you make ends meet. These benefits are important to seniors because they provide not just a guaranteed income but also one ...

If a financially well-off individual had multiple ex-spouses, could it happen that the multiple ex-spouses could each be collecting Social Security based on their own financial situation as ...

This little-known restricted application rule can significantly boost retirement income for surviving spouses.

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...

Social Security is an essential source of income for American seniors. About half of households with someone age 65 or older receive the majority of their income from the government program, according ...

Ken and Rick discuss the pros and cons of retiring early and how this can affect social security benefits and taxes.

The changes to Social Security retirement benefits and changes that affect workers still paying into the program often get the most attention, but spousal benefits see changes too. If you're ...

All Social Security benefits, including spousal benefits, have gone up thanks to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Full retirement age (FRA) has been rising for years, and a new cohort ...