Social Security

Voters in battleground states favor solutions like a "billionaires tax" and "scrapping the cap" on earnings taxed for Social Security, a new poll shows.

Veteran policymakers from opposing sides of the aisle argue that the incentives for 401(k) and IRA savings should be redirected toward funding the program.

White Americans still have twice as much retirement wealth as savers of color, research shows. Here's what experts recommend to shrink the gap.

Social Security is getting a 3.2% boost this month — but retirees' expenses have risen by more than triple that rate since last year.

Medicare is a minefield of deadlines, penalties and the potential for disastrous mistakes. Here's how wealth managers can guide their clients to safety.

Planners tout advantages of IRAs, equity investing and delaying retirement for clients worried about inflation.

The Senior Citizens League anticipates a 3.2% boost to Social Security in 2024. But will it be enough?

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?

Rising prices eat away at savings. But don't despair — financial advisors say there are many ways to protect and even expand a long-term nest egg.

The cost-of-living adjustment, which was celebrated for its generosity last year, is looking less and less miraculous as prices keep rising.

Republicans booed when President Biden accused them of wanting the benefits to "sunset." But was he telling the truth?