Since 2002, national pollster Gallup has been surveying retirees annually to gauge how important their Social Security income ...

The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) came in at just 2.5%. That's well under the 3.2% retirees got last ...

A lot has changed in the past 50 years. We now have the internet, cars are beginning to drive themselves, refrigerators can ...

Older Americans regret taking early retirement and premature Social Security claims, as well as overspending or being too ...

Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...

Maximum benefits increase too, and in 2025, the maximum benefit will exceed $5,000 for the first time. It came close in 2024 ...

The idea of depending entirely on Social Security doesn't sit well with me. That's why I'm taking control now by building ...

Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month based on the recipient's birth date and how long they have been ...

How much money you receive in Social Security benefits depends on several factors, including your age when you start ...

Trump tried to cut Social Security in the past, so why should you believe he won't try again? Watch for these 'gimmicks.' ...

A 20-second clip of Vivek Ramaswamy discussing a possible method of cutting the U.S. federal workforce based on employees’ ...

Seniors awaiting bigger Social Security checks next year may be shocked to discover higher Medicare premiums will eat up a ...