Understanding your full retirement age (FRA) is crucial for maximizing Social Security benefits. It marks the age at which ...

Claiming standard benefits early will reduce your monthly benefit by 5/9 of 1% monthly, up to 36 months. With spousal ...

Age 62 is a significant one in the context of Social Security. The reason? It’s the earliest age to sign up for monthly benefits. In fact, 62 has long been the most popular age for claiming Social ...

Social Security's earnings-test limits also tend to increase from year to year. And 2026 is no exception. Next year, the ...

Many Americans are taking Social Security early, but is that wise? It depends. Here's what to know when deciding when to ...

CPI-W inflation measured 2.8% in the third quarter of 2025, so Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026. That is ...

The decision to claim Social Security is one of the most important financial choices you’ll ever make. The reason is that ...

Once you retire, you’ll probably depend a lot on Social Security to cover your expenses. That’s why it’s so important to know your full retirement age, or FRA, which is the age you can claim Social ...

Social Security enforces an earnings limit for individuals who begin collecting benefits before reaching full retirement age ...

If you have a nice amount of retirement savings, you may be able to tap your nest egg to cover a few years of expenses ...

After two checks in October, November won't have a SSI payment. Here's when you'll get your disability payments this month.

The Social Security earnings test doesn't have to limit your retirement income — here are 4 ways to work around it.