Social Security benefits

Careful planning can help prevent them from shrinking their benefits based on misperception.

It's important for advisors to help clients get ready for the side effects of this radical lifestyle change.

Dual-income couples benefit less from Social Security.

Well over half say they would back Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan to tax those with more than $50 million in assets, a survey finds.

Especially for couples in which one spouse retires early, savvy planning can translate into thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits.

Early planning for potential tax hikes is key.

As much as 46% believe Medicare will cover the costs of long-term care.

Asset reserves are projected to become depleted in 2035, a year later than previously estimated.

A proposal to increase payroll taxes is facing opposition from some lawmakers who believe millennial workers cannot afford to bear the brunt of higher payroll taxes.

Clients are increasingly favoring accounts suited for emergency spending, research shows.

Dental expenses can eat away a considerable amount of retirees’ savings, but these costs are important to prevent health complications and other medical expenses.

There are a lot of options — and potential missteps.

The worst thing you can do during a stock market crash is panic and sell your stocks near the market bottom.

The government needs to improve cost-of-living adjustments to ensure that retirees can cope with inflation, says an expert.

Retirees who opt to file at a much later date can earn delayed retirement credits that could boost their benefits by as much as 32%.

Even middle-class households who have health insurance are at risk, as a researcher points out that they are the ones who filed for the most bankruptcies.

Maryland and New Jersey are among the least-appealing places for employees to spend their post-work years, due in part to affordability, health costs and overall quality of life.

One tip for seniors: They should register their My Social Security account as early as they can before other people can create the account.

Seniors are more likely to opt for the standard deduction, which increased under the new tax law, but those who want to maximize their deductions have several considerations.

Conventional wisdom says to postpone filing for benefits until full retirement age or, even better, until your 70th birthday. Are there some cases when that doesn't apply?