Along with private pensions and savings/investments, Social Security benefits are one leg of the three-legged stool of retirement planning. However, according to a 2020 study conducted by the National ...

Your filing age will have an effect on the amount of Social Security you get each month. Before claiming benefits, figure out if you're old enough to avoid a reduction. Assess your work situation and ...

Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week she's looking at six questions on the taxation of ...

How Social Security works is something that would benefit all of us to understand, and yet, partly because of an overall lack of financial literacy, it can be quite a mysterious beast. Fortunately, ...

It's smart to carefully consider the best age to claim Social Security. Deciding when to claim requires considering one key question. The question is an uncomfortable one that many people don't want ...

1. Have I reached my full retirement age? The nice thing about Social Security is that benefits become available starting at age 62. But if you want your monthly benefit without a reduction, you'll ...