A law change means new rules for "switching" between Social Security benefit amounts.

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

The average benefit has reached a historic high, but it may not go as far as you'd hoped.

Choose your claiming age carefully and understand how this affects the size of your benefit. It's best to apply several months in advance of when you hope to claim. Gather your documents ahead of time ...

Earning income in retirement can reduce your Social Security, but income earned before retirement doesn't count. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

It is that time of the year when many federal employees, as well as retirees, must make some important decisions regarding their federal retirement and insurance benefits. I thought it might be a good ...

We don't get a lot of guarantees in retirement. One of the few is a regular monthly Social Security check for as long as we live. Yes, even if you're decades away from retirement, Social Security will ...