The most recent Social Security Trustees report contained a pretty dire update. The program's combined trust funds are ...

If you don't understand how your claiming age affects your Social Security benefits, you need to read this before you submit ...

The discrepancy between how much you can receive from Social Security at each age is amplified when you look at the maximum ...

It’s a good thing that Social Security gives seniors choices as to when to claim benefits — at least in theory. But in ...

Social Security may run short by 2034. Experts have suggested boosting FICA taxes, raising wage cap and delaying retirement ...

More Americans are eyeing retirement abroad. But is the lower cost of living worth the legal and logistical difficulties? Here's how to decide if it’s right for you.

John Gilbert Winant, the ambassador to Great Britain in the early 1940s, became the first head of the Social Security ...

When applying for Social Security, consider the new enhanced deduction for people age 65 and older, as well as your health, ...

Projections from a board of trustees of the program’s accounts reported last month that the combined trust funds for Social ...

Currently, only the first $176,100 of a worker's annual income is subject to the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax, which is matched by employers to make a total contribution of 12.4 percent.

The watchdog group noted that without entitlement reform, the actual size of the benefit loss would vary based on a couple’s ...