Steep cuts to the federal workforce are complicating an already complex retirement decision: Should you claim Social Security ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), ...

Yes, you can claim Social Security benefits as early as age 62, but your benefit will be permanently reduced. The reduction ...

To calculate your Social Security income, the SSA uses your highest earnings over 35 years, or your average indexed monthly earnings (AIME). If you don’t have 35 years of work history, the SSA will ...

The Social Security Administration says that it has sent $7.5bn in retroactive payments already as the agency implements the ...

According to the Social Security Administration, people who are 62 or older — and who have worked and paid Social Security taxes for 10 years or more — are eligible to receive the benefit.

Once you and your spouse retire, you’ll have some decisions to make — decisions that could affect your quality of life in your retirement years. What are these choices? Here a few of the ...