Social Security

Normally, it pays to collect benefits later. But for one retiree with a dire diagnosis, that may not be an option.

Recent cost-of-living adjustments have made waiting to claim the benefit more lucrative.

The No. 2 GOP member said Democrats are mischaracterizing the party's proposals as cuts to benefits.

Advisors are telling recipients not to get used to such large adjustments.

The highest adjustment in 40 years amid inflation could hasten the program's future shortfall.

Some older Americans worry that if they return to work, they'll get less money from Social Security. In fact, the opposite is true — but advisors need to get the word out.

Republicans are unlikely to see eye-to-eye with Biden on fixes for major social programs if they retake Congress in November.

Providing for a disabled descendant is a highly complex challenge, and botching it can have tragic results. Here's how advisors can help clients thread the needle.

With a prediction of a historically high Social Security COLA, some worry about tax consequences

Americans are losing ground against other countries in what's shaping up to be "one of the worst years to retire in recent memory."

Many see Social Security reform as needed but question remedies put forward by Rep. Angie Craig and others in Congress.

As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

For a century, Americans were retiring younger and younger. Then, in the 1990s, the average retirement age started to shoot back up. What happened?

A new study says millennials should only expect 80% of their projected benefits, but there are ways to make up for the shortfall.

With five charts analyzing the latest figures, separate fact from fiction while Congress keeps failing to enact any comprehensive reform.

With long COVID a major theme, lawmakers discussed how to increase access to financial services for people with disabilities.

Fair press or frantic, the strains on the trust can’t be denied — but they do need to be explained and planned for.

A new bill that would boost benefits and fix the program’s long-term solvency appears doomed, even as experts warn of the consequences of further delay.

Witnesses described massive problems with communication systems and staffing levels at a Congressional hearing. It’s unclear whether the problems will be solved anytime soon.