Social Security retirement benefits are not plucked out of thin air, they are the product of a detailed formula that weighs your work history, your earnings, and the age you claim. Understanding how ...

Your Social Security filing age directly impacts your monthly benefits. The decision to file may be more complicated than you’d expect. Filing decisions affect spousal and survivor benefits in ...

The age you sign up for Social Security will dictate how much your monthly benefits are worth. When running the numbers, don't just look at monthly income. It's also important to focus on lifetime ...

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...

One of the biggest retirement decisions you might have to make is choosing a Social Security filing age. And that decision is huge. Your monthly Social Security benefit is based on your personal wage ...