Claiming Social Security Early vs. Working Longer: A Side-by-Side

Headed toward retirement age? Learn the pros and cons of claiming Social Security early compared to working longer now.

This Social Security Claiming Strategy Could Be the Best Way for Couples to Maximize Their Benefits

If you expect to claim spousal benefits, though, you won't be able to boost your payment by as much. Spousal benefits max out ...

Retiring Early? How to Avoid Claiming Social Security Right Away.

If you were born in 1960 or later, your full retirement age for Social Security is 67. Filing at 62 means slashing your ...

4 Reasons You Could Regret Your Early Social Security Claim

If you claim Social Security early, you could find yourself wishing you had made a different choice as you cope with smaller ...

Statistics Say: This Is the Best Age to Claim Social Security

David Altig, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Victor Yifan Ye conducted an extensive analysis of the data in 2022. They concluded, ...

Now or later? Reasons to avoid early Social Security benefits

Don’t let panic push you into claiming social security too soon. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman talks to The Motely Fool about why waiting could mean bigger checks and more security down the ...

Retiring at 65? Think again - see when you can actually get full social security

Discover when you can actually receive full Social Security benefits and how the retirement age has shifted over the years.

Here's who gets Social Security payments this week on Oct. 15

The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is coming this week. Here's what recipients need to know.