Social Security Benefits

Taking an early retirement plan withdrawal is a bad idea for three big reasons.

Many retirees head into their senior years expecting Social Security to help them make ends meet, but there are a few ways COVID-19 could reduce your future monthly checks.

Depending on the shape of the economic recovery, the program's trust fund could run dry even sooner.

Are you worried that the coronavirus pandemic has upended your retirement portfolio and hurt your chances of postponing retirement? There is one way you can start your benefits now, claim your checks and grow them too.

Working Americans have plans to hold down a job during their retirement.

Benefits have lost about 30 percent of their purchasing power over the last two decades.

If you're worried that COVID-19 will force you to delay retirement, you're not alone. But here are a few things you can do to avoid that fate.

Reach these four milestones, and you'll know you have the right skills and mindset to live on a fixed income.

The bulk of the money that Social Security pays out in retirement and disability benefits stems from payroll taxes.

Here's a look at why you might want to start collecting Social Security benefits early.

Here's why workers might be too optimistic about the future of Social Security.

Here are five things you can do to help ensure you have the income you need throughout your later years if you need to rely solely on Social Security benefits.

The plan calls for allowing Americans to choose to receive checks of up to $5,000 in exchange for a delay of their Social Security benefits.

In the coming years, Social Security will owe more in benefits than it collects in revenue for one simple reason: Baby boomers are leaving the workforce faster than new workers are entering it.

If you are nearing retirement, Social Security benefits may be more important than ever. And this chart can help ensure you're making the most of your monthly checks.

About 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March.

Whether you're looking forward to retirement or COVID-19 has you a little rattled about your senior years, there are a few rules you should be keeping in mind to ensure you're as prepared as possible.

Here are the cases when filing early for Social Security makes a lot of sense.

You may also be able to tap your emergency fund to pay your bills, or use the $1,200 stimulus check that may be on its way.

Here is what you need to know about potential Social Security benefit changes.