Social Security

A provision in Trump's tax and budget law gives seniors 65 and older a new deduction that offsets Social Security taxes for most retirees. While it helps many keep more money, it also accelerates the program's insolvency.

Republicans will be planning a victory lap and Democrats will be thinking about their election strategy. But financial advisors and tax pros will be preparing their clients.

With the outlook for Social Security's future worsening, the agency's commissioner says he's ready to get to work on fixing the program. But with an abundance of potential solutions, it's unclear what path the program will take.

Older Americans are worried about when to claim Social Security. Financial advisors need to have much different conversations with their younger clients.

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say Social Security benefits should be equal for everyone, regardless of marital status, according to a new survey. Financial advisors are skeptical.

Without legislative action, Social Security and Medicare trust funds are heading toward depletion within the next decade, triggering automatic benefit cuts that could severely impact retirees and the disabled.

Social Security claims are up, suggesting retirees are worried about the program. We asked advisors if the economy and solvency of the program have them changing their strategies.

Retiree income in the U.S. lags far behind the national median for household earnings, but these top cities are bucking the trend, according to a new SmartAsset study.

A new study from the Center for Retirement Research found that older remote workers are working longer than their in-office counterparts. Financial advisors say the trend offers plenty of benefits, but it isn't without its pitfalls

Social Security beneficiaries may welcome the withholding rate reduction, but financial advisors say the back-and-forth policy changes threaten to erode public confidence in the agency.