Learn how timing affects Social Security benefits, taxes, and retirement income. Discover strategies to maximize payouts and protect your future.

By your 60s, most of your retirement foundation is already in place. While you may still have a few years to save, building ...

But you may not be able to snag Social Security's maximum monthly benefit if you're planning to sign up in 2026. Here's why.

Part of retirement planning includes knowing how much you stand to get from Social Security, and how that may or may not be taxed depending on where you live.

Several factors affect your Social Security benefits, especially during the current unpredictable economic state, and your ...

Maxing out your Social Security benefits in 2026 would require doing two big things. In 2025, the maximum monthly Social ...

WASHINGTON — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S. "an ...

Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security retirement benefits? I heard that President Trump’s big, beautiful bill eliminated that. What can you tell me? — About to Retire No, the new law, better ...

The administration wants Social Security to become a "digital-first agency." President Donald Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek another ...

From covering the bills to stocking the fridge, millions of Americans depend on monthly Social Security paychecks to make ends meet each month. Since September starts with Labor Day this year, you ...

Democrats are once again targeting wealthy Americans as a way to shore up Social Security, with new legislation that would gradually eliminate the payroll tax cap and revamp cost-of-living adjustments ...

Last week, the Social Security Act celebrated its 90th anniversary — a milestone for one of the United States’ most important so-called safety nets. The program has lifted millions of older adults out ...