According to AARP, more than one million people in Arizona receive Social Security benefits. That includes retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. Getting answers to your questions about social ...

Dear Rusty: My coffee conversations among a group of friends have resulted in several questions about Social Security: 1. What happens to the Social Security account of someone who dies before ...

Claiming Social Security benefits can be complicated. Retirees have to figure out the optimal time to apply, estimate the impact of other income on their monthly payments, and determine the best way ...

Q. After almost 10 years of marriage, my divorce has been finalized, but unfortunately the marriage ended a few months prior to 10 years. It is my understanding that unless the marriage lasted 10 ...

I recently did a couple of media interviews. One was a podcast and the other was a radio show. The hosts of both media outlets asked me essentially the same thing: “What are the most common questions ...

Social Security touches the lives of nearly every American. Hispanics make up our nation’s largest ethnic minority group with a population of 58.9 million, representing 18.1 percent of the nation’s ...

If you’re approaching retirement age, chances are you need to brush up on your Social Security knowledge. A recent MassMutual poll found that most people nearing retirement age don’t know the ins and ...

If you're searching for answers about retirement, it can be frustrating when nobody can tell you what you should do, especially when it comes to a basic question that seems like it should have a ...

Q: I understand paying benefits to widows. But I don’t understand paying benefits to divorcees. A woman who is divorced is not a widow. She is an ex-wife. So why does she have a claim to her ...

A surge in online queries about Social Security on an expert platform has highlighted deepening anxiety among older Americans over potential changes to the program under the Trump administration. The ...

There isn't a one-size-fits all answer for what age you should start collecting Social Security. Ask yourself these questions ...

Members of Generation X, ages 45 to 60, are the next in line to retire after boomers (and some already have). However, this scrappy, often-overlooked generation came of age before the internet and ...