For most Americans, the decision about when to start Social Security is the single biggest retirement math problem they will ...

The wage base limit increase means that more higher earners will be paying more in Social Security payroll taxes. For example ...

Decades of delayed action have only exacerbated the shortfall. Bloomberg’s editorial board argues that Washington must “break ...

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Fortunately, there are legal and strategic ways to lower your taxable income and keep more of your retirement money.

Social Security is facing sweeping benefit cuts in less than a decade. Lawmakers can potentially prevent cuts by making ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates ...

Many foreigners, including former U.S. citizens, lose Social Security when living abroad because of their citizenship.

Almost all Social Security beneficiaries are familiar with the most popular and publicized upcoming change: the increase in ...

Social Security is about to deliver a meaningful raise in 2026, and the size of that increase will look different depending ...

A national survey shows that 90% of Americans plan to ignore this key piece of retirement money advice. Find out why and what ...

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of payments will be sent on the second Wednesday of the ...