If you claim Social Security benefits after you reach full retirement age, you’ll be offered an up-front payout equal to…
Our Social Security expert answers some of the trickiest questions posed by real benefits recipients.
When you live outside the US, some of the rules for Social Security and Medicare are the same and some are different. How to get the most benefits.
If you haven’t yet started collecting Social Security retirement benefits, you owe it to yourself to avoid these seven costly mistakes.
Part of what makes the Social Security system so tricky is the language used to explain it. Here’s how to understand Social Security language.
In "Answers to Your Social Security Questions", we looked at some important and tricky questions about Social Security eligibility and…
You’re not supposed to have to worry about Social Security. It’s supposed to provide the simple, reliable and predictable portion…
Smart Strategies for Married Couples Since Congress voted last year to end two Social Security loopholes, many married couples have…
Two Social Security loopholes that have boosted benefits for more than 100,000 married couples are disappearing. But for some people,…
You may be entitled to more than you’re getting. Social Security might end up being your most valuable retirement asset…and…
Official estimates of your future benefits from the Social Security Administration can be both helpful and misleading. The agency has…
Applications for Social Security disability benefits have surged to all-time highs in recent years, driven in part by an increase…
Block scammers from stealing your Social Security payments electronically. Anyone who uses a bank account with direct deposit is vulnerable.…
Part 2 Some of the traps that ensnare current and future Social Security recipients apply especially to people who are…
Part 1: Married Couples Every day, more Americans discover the Social Security safety net they rely on is filled with…
