We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and use strategic timing to try to optimize what you receive. When ...

Claiming Social Security benefits at the right time means more money for you. Here’s a guide to everything from knowing your ...

For example, someone who claims at age 61 could get 75% of the deceased’s benefit, compared to someone age 65 who could get ...

There's a huge difference in benefits for beneficiaries claiming as soon as possible versus those waiting a few years.

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

Unpack Social Security myths that shrink your check, and see how taxes, timing, work rules, and spousal benefits change what ...

I retired from the federal government 10 years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System program. I applied for my Medicare before the three-month timeframe. I was told that I would not receive ...

Social Security changes are coming this fall — and they could reshape your retirement plans. The Social Security ...