I am 63 and decided I want to go ahead and start drawing my Social Security retirement benefits.

If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as soon as you're able to — meaning, at age 62. And if you're the same age, that ...

The fact that seniors are allowed to decide when to claim Social Security is both a blessing and a curse. The flexibility ...

More than 250 older people have applied for the new Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) since it launched at the end of ...

You can't control the markets, but you can control how you withdraw your money. A comprehensive distribution plan can do ...

If you're a Social Security enthusiast, you may know that the program's average monthly retirement benefit was $1,925 as of November, amounting to roughly $23,000 annually. That encompasses retirees ...

Once you turn 62, you can file for Social Security at any point in time. And there’s a reason 62 is such a popular filing age ...

Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed for adults age 65 and older and some younger individuals with qualifying disabilities, provides life-saving health insurance to retirees who ...

A lot of people make plans to retire and claim Social Security simultaneously. But should you? Run through the questions to ...

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security, but many are also concerned about its dependability going forward. 60% of ...

while opponents say the consequences will weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system. Jessica Hall is a retirement reporter for MarketWatch. She was an Age Boom Academy Fellow ...

Anyone interested can sign up online during January for a free chance to get a ticket. This means you’re signing up for a chance of being selected to participate, which doesn’t guarantee you ...