Claiming Social Security benefits is an exciting step in your retirement journey, especially if you're retiring at the same ...

When you discuss filing for your specific benefits with the Social Security Administration, it sets a protective filing date ...

I suggest waiting in most cases, but that doesn't mean it’s always the best approach. Depending on your situation, risk tolerance and goals, your wife may want to file for Social Security now. However ...

Social Security retirement benefits provide a lifelong source of income that goes up along with inflation. Half of married seniors and around 70% of unmarried elderly persons rely on Social Security ...

If your wife's own benefit rate would be less than 50% of your PIA even if she waited until 70 to file, she wouldn't want to wait past her FRA to claim her own retirement benefits. She could then ...

Today's column addresses questions about potential effects of filing for early retirement benefits on a spouse's benefit, when reductions for filing early can and cannot be lifted and retirement ...

If you have experienced any of these events, it is possible that you may need to update your beneficiary designations. The following systems rely on such designations: Consider this: What if Sara ...

When you're working and collecting a paycheck, the need for Social Security income may not be all that pressing. But many seniors rush to take benefits as soon as they leave their jobs, the logic ...