Your Social Security earnings record directly impacts your future benefits. Mistakes can lower your payments, so it’s important to check for errors and fix them promptly.

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

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

The agency, which provides benefits to roughly 70 million people, said late Monday it reduced the average speed of answering a call on its 800-number to 13 minutes, a 35% reduction compared to this ...

If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

The 'my Social Security' account also grants access to the Social Security Statement, a comprehensive record of an individual ...

Factoring in age J.P. Morgan’s report argues that the ideal age to claim Social Security depends largely on life expectancy. If you expect to live past 81, wait until 70. You’ll get the highest ...

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 ...

As part of a national effort to verify the status of elderly beneficiaries, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is ...

Social Security is an important source of income for millions of retirees. However the program has a lot of ins and outs, and ...

It's convenient and easy to apply online for your Social Security benefits. Open a secure my Social Security account and take ...

One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.