Social Security benefits face a 22% cut in six years if lawmakers don't act, but the solutions to prevent that reduction all ...

From taxing all earnings to slowing COLA, here are the six Social Security ideas Congress keeps returning to, and who would ...

Social Security is often the largest source of income for retired workers, so it makes sense to do everything in your power to maximize your benefit. Yet many people shortchange themselves by claiming ...

The age at which you claim Social Security plays a major role in determining the size of your monthly benefit. While you can ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Nearly three-fifths of retired workers could maximize their lifetime Social Security income by initially collecting benefits ...

She is 67, retired, and the roughly $2,000 Social Security check that lands in her account each month covers more of her life ...

Claiming Social Security is a big decision; don't make it lightly.

More than two-thirds of new Social Security claimants file before full retirement age, locking in permanently smaller checks. Here's what waiting buys you.

Claiming Social Security has complex rules, and missteps can reduce benefits. The timing of your Social Security claim ...