His Full Retirement Age was 66 and his intent was to retire at 70 and claim Social Security benefit at that time. We owned a ...

The Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil ...

Social Security retirees are at risk of an impending benefits shortfall that could have serious financial consequences.

The problem that retirees must deal with in 2026 relates to the rules that determine when the federal government charges taxes on Social Security benefits. Specifically, a growing number of older ...

SSI recipients who also receive Social Security benefits will get their check early. Find out more about what to expect with ...

Right now, Social Security is failing seniors in important ways — and the situation is only likely to get worse. ...

During the latter part of 2025, the Fed made three consecutive cuts to its benchmark interest rate. Those cuts came on the ...

The 'Social Security squeeze' is coming for your benefits. Can the program's most existential problems be solved? There are more older Americans than ever, and not enough younger ones. There are lots ...

Like all savers, the Social Security program benefits from high interest rates. Money paid into the Social Security system is invested in bonds and other high-quality securities that pay interest.

Social Security’s combined trust funds are expected to run dry by 2034, at which point the program may have to cut benefits. Potential solutions for preventing cuts include raising payroll taxes above ...

In his 1998 State of the Union address, President Clinton waved his pen at the assembled Congress and declared that we must "save Social Security first." Democrats have since generally clung to that ...