Applying early for your Social Security benefits is doable, but the financial hit you're likely to take may make it less ...

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

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 ...

Investopedia spoke with Isabel Barrow at Edelman Financial Engines to discuss the changes the new Social Security Fairness Law will bring and the impact it could have on retirees.

What's more, surveys have shown that Social Security checks are necessary for seniors to make ends meet. A poll from ...

Starting with Social Security, much can be done to reduce entitlement spending while making the programs better at the same ...

Here’s what student loan borrowers struggling to pay their bills need to know about the restart of collections.

Sterling Wealth Management's Sharon Allen and Daly Andersson answer Jana Wiersema's questions about the impact of the new ...

A lot has changed for Social Security over the past 50 years, including the amount recipients receive. At the end of 1974, ...

On January 8, the CFPB published an Issue Spotlight describing the challenges faced by student loan borrowers affected by the forced collection ...

Kathryn McCall, a CFP and financial adviser with CAPTRUST, highlights how individuals previously affected due to shifting from private to public sector roles will now receive fair compensation without ...

This week, a select group of Social Security retirees in the United States will see their monthly payments rise to $5,000.