You must be at least 61 years and 9 months, and want your benefits to start in no more than 4 months. Apply at ...

A growing number of Americans are heavily reliant on Social Security to make ends meet in retirement. 60% of retirees said ...

One claiming age within the traditional initial collection range of 62 through 70 is likeliest to maximize lifetime income ...

While Americans who have worked full-time and paid into the Social Security system for at least ten years are eligible for ...

Social Security is an essential source of income for American seniors. About half of households with someone age 65 or older ...

Social Security provides crucial benefits to millions of retirees today. And while you’ll often hear that those benefits aren ...

Ken and Rick discuss the pros and cons of retiring early and how this can affect social security benefits and taxes.

When you apply for Social Security right away, you guarantee yourself the greatest number of checks. When you claim Social ...

A child’s benefits can only begin once their parent has begun receiving retirement benefits. If a parent claims Social Security before their full retirement age, both their benefit and their child’s ...

Let’s say Anna was married for 15 years and never remarried after her divorce. Now that she’s retired, she’s collecting her ...

One of the hardest decisions you might have to make as retiree, or near-retiree, is figuring out when to claim Social Security. And the reason that decision is so tough is that your filing age will ...