Claiming Social Security early means permanently lower monthly payments. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age ...

There's something nobody tells you about retiring at 62. All those retirement calculators and financial advisors show you the numbers, the projections, the spreadsheets. That age 62 threshold feels ...

Some older Americans, staring down potential Social Security benefit cuts, might look to access the program as soon as possible. Experts say that could be a mistake. Instead, potential beneficiaries ...

When retirement planning with a spouse, you may be banking on the fact that both of you will collect your Social Security payments, thus increasing the amount of benefits you’ll collectively get. What ...

When it comes to collecting Social Security, “full retirement age” is a critical concept. Unfortunately, the term can be a bit misleading. Without digging under the surface, you might assume that full ...

Working a lifetime typically pays off when people reach retirement age and can enjoy the benefits they've accumulated over ...

The average monthly Social Security benefit works out to just under $16,100 annually. There's over a $250 difference in the average benefit between men and women at age 62. Claiming benefits at 62 ...

Some older Americans, staring down potential Social Security benefit cuts, might look to access the program as soon as possible. Experts say that could be a mistake. Instead, potential beneficiaries ...

According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Social Security program will pay out around $1.6 trillion in benefits to roughly 72 million beneficiaries this year. The bulk of these ...