Raising Social Security Retirement Age ‘Not Under Consideration,’ But Look At Roth IRAs To Bolster Your Income

The Social Security Administration has clarified its stance on raising the retirement age. While Social Security can supplement your retirement fund, Americans should still look to grow their own ...

If You Understand These 4 Social Security Rules, You're Miles Ahead of Most

The Social Security Administration assigns you a full retirement age (FRA) based on your birth year. Yours is 67 if you were ...

What to know about November 2025 Social Security, SSI payments during government shutdown

The SSA’s final October payments went out this week, and some beneficiaries will see two deposits in October — including an ...

Social Security: Is there a third way out?

Social Security is facing a financial crisis, and a proposed solution is to phase out the program, allowing workers to opt ...
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Full Retirement Age is Changing for Social Security in 2026

Some big changes are coming to Social Security in 2026 that you need to know about if you are nearing retirement. One of ...

Counting down the days till you can collect Social Security? If you hold out till age 70, here's how much more money you'll get. Is it worth the wait?

You can begin collecting Social Security as early as 62, though this results in reduced monthly payments. Most people reach ...

My husband and I have $7K in Social Security and $2.5 million in stocks. What could go wrong?

Dear Quentin, I am retiring next year, but I hope to wait until January 2027 before I draw Social Security at 69½. My husband ...

I was laid off at 60 with basically no retirement savings or real plan except for Social Security — how can I survive?

He was looking at two years before he could claim Social Security benefits — and a reduced benefit at that — and he had no ...