One sign that you may be ready to claim your Social Security benefits is if you've reached the age of 62 -- because that's the earliest age at which retirement benefits can be claimed. You can claim ...

For those approaching retirement, there are several steps to take before applying for Social Security benefits. Pre-retirees should be familiar with the benefit options available to them and ...

The Social Security Administration will no longer issue these kinds of checks, starting Tuesday. Here's what retirees will ...

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Here's why it's happening and how to go from paper to digital.

Those are all just averages, though. To get a clearer idea of how much you might receive, set up a my Social Security account with the Social Security Administration (SSA). All of these numbers might ...

Many people have no clue what their Social Security benefits will actually be when they've clocked out of work for the last time — and that's a problem. While these benefits might replace only 40% of ...