Taking Social Security at age 62 and investing the money is gaining traction on social media, but is it a smart move? Yahoo ...

Claiming benefits at age 67 may be too early for some and too late for others.

Social Security benefits go a long way for millions of retirees, lifting around 16 million adults age 65 and older out of ...

Is claiming Social Security early and receiving more checks for longer better than waiting to claim for a higher benefit?

Find out what you can save by waiting.

You can file for benefits as early as age 62. Delaying benefits up to age 70 will earn you more per month. While research ...

The HerMoney founder and former NBC "Today" show financial editor has an important message for American workers saving for retirement.

Social Security's trust fund is now projected to run dry in 2032, a year earlier than expected, potentially cutting benefits ...

If you were born in 1960 or later, your full retirement age for Social Security is now 67. That might not sound like breaking news, but the way this rule interacts with the 2.5% COLA adjustment for ...

Suze Orman has long advised Americans to delay claiming Social Security until age 70, arguing that the guaranteed 8% annual benefit increase between full retirement age (67 for most workers) and 70 is ...

I’ve been saving up questions I’ve gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It’s an issue I’ve covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep ...

Social Security could end up paying you a pretty decent amount of money in retirement. And if you don't have much savings, those monthly benefits may constitute the bulk of your retirement income.