Social Security

Collecting too soon means lifelong, permanent cuts in monthly payments to you, your spouse and any dependents, says New School professor Teresa Ghilarducci.

The majority of the latest payments went to Social Security recipients and beneficiaries.

“In a good economy, older workers can work and claim later; in a bad economy, older workers are pushed out into the arms of Social Security,” an expert says.

The planning needs and strategies for a woman should focus more heavily on longevity and creating lifetime income streams after her spouse has passed away.

An estimated 9 million people haven't yet received Economic Impact Payments provided under the CARES Act.

It comes as part of “an unprecedented series of extremely low” annual increases, according to an analyst with the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League.

More than 60 million Americans could receive slightly higher benefits next year, according to a nonpartisan advocacy group’s new projection.

The executive order provides "temporary relief for employers" to “pay the employee portion of Social Security payroll taxes,” confirms Republican Rep. Kevin Brady.

Threats to the program are multiplying and the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a reckoning, according to a new analysis.

“Americans are relying on Social Security more than ever during this pandemic,” House Ways and Means Social Security subcommittee chairman John B. Larson wrote.