Social Security benefits are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the new year. If you're collecting spousal ...

If you're married and retired or about to retire, you and your spouse could begin losing more than $18,000 per year in Social ...

West Virginia is phasing out its tax on Social Security benefits. For 2025 returns (filed in 2026), 65% of benefits will be ...

Claiming standard benefits early will reduce your monthly benefit by 5/9 of 1% monthly, up to 36 months. With spousal ...

If you are married, there are a few key things that you need to know about how Social Security spousal benefits work.

It's not a given that you'll qualify for Social Security in retirement. A big rule change could pose a problem for some ...

And, if you aren't planning on working while collecting, it's even more critical to make sure you can live off the Social ...

Congress is working on the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act, which could add an additional $200 to your monthly ...

To qualify for Social Security in retirement, you need to accumulate 40 work credits in your lifetime. The value of a work ...

All Social Security beneficiaries will see their checks increase by 2.8% in 2026. This will add about $27 to the average spousal benefit. If that's not enough, you may have to rely on personal savings ...

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security for most or all of their retirement income. Unfortunately, not everyone has a sufficient career earnings record to qualify for a worthwhile benefit.