Planning for retirement means understanding when you can start collecting Social Security benefits. The age at which you ...

The new year brings a big change for Social Security when it comes to claiming benefits. Starting in 2026, the Social ...

Thinking about claiming your Social Security benefits? You need to know your 'full retirement age,' which affects the ...

Getting a handle on the average Social Security check by age can help you fine-tune your retirement plans. As of September 2025, over 56 million retired workers and family members received monthly ...

You may be gearing up to claim Social Security in 2026. If you're turning 66 next year, you won't be able to collect your monthly benefits in full. You may want to wait another year -- or even longer ...

Claiming Social Security early means permanently lower monthly payments. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age ...

Find out how much more you can collect in Social Security benefits if you wait until your full retirement age and meet your ...

Say that, as a married couple, you have $1.4 million in your IRAs and, at age 66, expect about $4,100 per month in Social ...

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important ...