Claiming before your FRA will result in permanent benefit reductions. So if you file at age 66 thinking it's your FRA, you might expect to receive your full benefit amount. But if your FRA is actually ...

The Social Security Administration typically follows a schedule for when it mails out its checks. Here's when to expect your payments in 2026.

A little more than 7% of your paycheck goes to cover the social programs that Americans use when they become elderly or ...

Economists are already forecasting the inflation rates that could be used to determine the 2027 Social Security COLA.

Just don't read too much into the average. For better or worse, most people will be getting nothing near that number.

These five investment ideas pay more than the 2026 COLA increase but are safe and protect investors' hard-earned nest eggs.

An ABLE account is a savings account for people with disabilities. ABLE programs are established by states, and there are ...

Social Security is often framed as a handout from Washington, but the program rests on a simple, concrete reality: workers ...

Social Security benefits are the backbone of retirement income for tens of millions of households, so even a small change in ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules ...

Over the past week, the public discussion on 'mental health overdiagnosis' has been loud, confusing and at times steeped in myth and storytelling. But what is the truth? Are we over-diagnosing?