Many people would not be able to survive financially in retirement without Social Security. For those who enter their senior ...

Some lawmakers have suggested raising the Social Security tax rate. Currently, that tax rate is 12.4% on wages up to a ...

Getting a handle on the average Social Security check by age can help you fine-tune your retirement plans. As of May 2025, ...

Many current and future retirees have pretty serious concerns about the future of Social Security. Some studies suggest close ...

The numbers behind Social Security say you should wait as long as possible makes sense, but there's more to the story than ...

Waiting until 70 would boost a Social Security benefit from $1,917 at 62 to $3,396 per month at 70 for someone with an FRA of 67. That's almost twice as much. Note that benefit increases for both ...

Here are all the confirmed payment dates for retirees based on the Social Security payment schedule for 2025. Just find the day of the month you were born on the left side of the table.

If you intend to file for Social Security's retirement benefits in 2025, do you know how big your checks are going to be? The ...

The Social Security rules are designed to pay everyone roughly the same lifetime benefit, no matter when they decide to claim benefits, according to the life expectancy tables.

Per the Schroders 2024 U.S. Retirement Survey, 43% of pre-retirees plan to start Social Security before age 67, and only 10% plan to wait until 70.