Waiting as long as you can to claim benefits makes sense. There's a case to be made, however, for claiming Social Security ...

After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly ...

When to claim Social Security is a hard decision for many retired workers. Eligibility starts at age 62, but there is a trade ...

Those who retire at age 62 can receive up to $2,831 per month, while waiting until 67—the full retirement age—increases the ...

Claiming benefits at age 62 means a permanent 30% reduction in monthly payments. In two short years, the oldest members of ...

There are certain ages that are considered popular ones in the context of claiming Social Security. Age 62, for example, is a ...

Most Americans don’t have a retirement tax plan, according to a Northwestern Mutual study. If you’re one of them, it could be ...

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

The reason Congress doesn’t fix the problem is because it involves increasing payroll taxes on large volumes of wealthier ...

Social Security overpays its recipients by billions of dollars every year — and then asks for the money back. Here are some ...

Social Security faces 20% benefit cuts by 2034. Experts say a solution is easy, yet political inaction threatens the future ...

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