For most of us, that age is between 66 and 67. If you start collecting your benefits earlier (as early as 62), your checks ...

You file for Social Security once you're old enough to do so. Here are three little-known Social Security rules all married ...

Qualifying for Social Security benefits in retirement generally goes something like this: Work and pay taxes on your income.

Your full retirement age depends on when you were born. Those born between 1943 and 1954 reached full retirement age at 66.

Key Points You’d be silly to not learn your full retirement age. It’s important to know what benefit you’re in line for. You ...

I am 63 and decided I want to go ahead and start drawing my Social Security retirement benefits.

Social Security has two other funding sources: benefit taxes on some seniors and interest income earned on money in the ...

How are you going to pay for those exact same bills later on in life, when you no longer have a paycheck coming in?” For many ...

The exclusive Newsweek poll suggested certain generations are feeling more downbeat about their retirement prospects than ...

If he were to predecease you, you'd also be eligible for survivor benefits. Spouses and ex-spouses may get up to 100% of the deceased's benefit, depending on when they claim in relation to their Full ...

When I see people talk about early retirement, I sometimes get a little worried for them. Stretching a nest egg — even a ...

As natural disasters become more severe, older Americans' homes are at risk. But, for many, their house is their biggest ...