Social Security

From tax concerns to investing opportunities, there are a surprising number of benefits to claiming on the earlier side.

Retirees get the most out of Social Security if they file at age 70. But according to new research, only 10% of Americans wait that long.

For decades, Americans have been retiring later and later in life. Now 20% of the population is giving up on the idea altogether.

The Senior Citizens League worries the increase won't be enough to keep up with rising prices for housing and healthcare.

On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. And more than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan standoff over raising the federal debt limit.

Social Security is complicated. Trying to make the most of it for a disabled child is even more so.

The old-age insurance program is on course to go bust in the early 2030s, right when the last of the boomer generation will reach retirement age.

A financial planner's clients doubt they'll ever retire. How can he get them to save anyway?

In a new computer simulation, it's up to you to save America's largest entitlement program — or it's "Game Over."

A vast amount of American wealth is never taxed for Social Security. Why not close the gap?