Though a 2026 COLA should be announced soon, you should prepare for it to fall short. Oct. 15 was supposed to be a big day ...

How much money do you expect to collect when you start receiving Social Security retirement benefits? If you're like the vast ...

While it's impossible to know the exact amount, there is a lot of publicly available information about Social Security. Here's the maximum Social Security benefit at ages 62, 67, and 70.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to announce the COLA by Nov. 1, but the data used to calculate it will ...

Bureau of Labor Statistics' making a data release exception so older Americans can finally find out what their 2026 Social ...

Social Security is rapidly approaching insolvency. The retirement trust fund is seven years from exhaustion, and the theoretically combined trust funds are nine years from running out.

As the government shutdown continues into its second week, Social Security beneficiaries might be worried about the SSA ...

Applying early stunts your benefit for life. The longer you live, the more likely you are to run through your other savings, ...

Social Security has delayed the 2026 COLA announcement due to the government shutdown. Disability and SSI payments are ...

The average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments as a result of the CPI-W.

You can start claiming benefits as early as age 62, but you'll receive less. If you're waiting until 65 or later, here are 6 ...

The timing of the first weekend in November requires the SSA to distribute two payments in October. The month's first ...