Spousal benefits can be as much as half of the person of record’s primary insurance amount, which is what he or she gets at ...

If you are collecting spousal benefits in 2025, then you will most likely be entitled to a benefits increase in 2026. This ...

If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

All Social Security recipients who are collecting benefits get the COLA because otherwise their buying power would decline ...

Avoid seven common income mistakes that can shrink your Social Security, including IRMAA and Medicare surcharges, earnings ...

Analysts have raised their forecasts for Social Security's 2026 COLA throughout the year as President Trump's tariffs have ...

The average Social Security recipient can expect to see a $648 annual raise in 2026. Though the final numbers will not be ...

Want to maximize your Social Security check? Learn the 10 most common Social Security filing errors and the steps you need to ...

Applying early stunts your benefit for life. The longer you live, the more likely you are to run through your other savings, so a maximized Social Security benefit is the ultimate longevity insurance.

There is a little-known Social Security claiming strategy that’s been around for many years that can provide retirees a ...

Social Security is rapidly approaching insolvency. The retirement trust fund is seven years from exhaustion, and the theoretically combined trust funds are nine years from running out.

Working in retirement can bring in necessary income, but there's a limit to how much you can earn before the government starts withholding Social Security benefits. If you go back to work in ...