Delaying your benefit might mean a bigger check, but it’s not always the best move for your retirement strategy.

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Spousal benefits can be up to half of what the primary earner would get at full retirement age, but the amount is reduced ...

Last month, the Social Security Administration announced the newest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will take effect ...

All Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% increase in their benefit amount next year, but the most any retiree can receive monthly in 2026 is $5,251. That amount will go to those who ...

Learn smart ways to stretch your Social Security check as a solo retiree, from delaying benefits to cutting costs and ...

There are a lot of things to take into consideration when it comes to Social Security. I asked ChatGPT about Social Security tips for middle-class retirees.

I've written about my now deceased friend, Don Winters, before. But I can tell from my emails that it's time to share his ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...