It’s important to consider both spouses’ benefits.

Social Security provides retirement income for most working Americans, but future benefits may be reduced due to a growing ...

If you are thinking about retiring and claiming Social Security, you should answer this key question first.

If you're searching for answers about retirement, it can be frustrating when nobody can tell you what you should do, especially when it comes to a basic question that seems like it should have a ...

I recently did a couple of media interviews. One was a podcast and the other was a radio show. The hosts of both media outlets asked me essentially the same thing: “What are the most common questions ...

I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No ...

While it's tempting to search for a perfect, one-size-fits-all answer, the reality is more practical than that.

Your Social Security filing decision may not only affect you. If you're married, your decision could impact your spouse's survivor benefits. Look at the big picture before locking in your choice.

You may be eligible for Social Security benefits without a reduction at 67. But is that the right age to sign up? Here are ...

How Social Security works is something that would benefit all of us to understand, and yet, partly because of an overall lack of financial literacy, it can be quite a mysterious beast. Fortunately, ...