The age at which you decide to claim Social Security retirement benefits can have a huge impact on the size of your monthly ...

If you are claiming Social Security this year, there’s one number that you absolutely need to know before you move forward.

(On the table below, that's $4,873 at age 70 ... If you wait until you hit full retirement age to claim Social Security benefits, you’ll receive 100% of your earned benefits.

In 2024, the life expectancy for someone born in 1959 was 74 for men and 80.1 for women, according to a Social Security ...

Spousal benefits can be a lifeline for seniors who established a single-income household. Spouses who shortened their careers ...

Most Americans may consider the standard retirement age to be 65, but the so-called "full retirement age" for Social Security is already older than that — and it's about to hit an even higher ...

Here's what the average 401(k) balance looks like for those closest to retirement age, plus one simple way to save more.

12:54 p.m. Dec. 24, 2024A previous version of this article and headline implied that the full retirement age for collecting Social Security is increasing in 2025 for everyone. In fact, those ...

I write a column like this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself, because it contains a very important ...

As 2025 approaches, another round of people will become eligible for Social Security benefits — and some will hit their full retirement age. The minimum eligibility age for Social Security ...

I write a column like this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself, because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2025.

WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration’s “full retirement age” is set to increase in 2025, raising the age for when workers can begin receiving full benefits. The full retirement ...