Facing a shortfall in retirement savings can be daunting for many Americans. However, with strategic planning and decisive ...

All that considered, claiming Social Security too early can shrink your retirement income by thousands of dollars a year.

A recent AARP survey revealed dangerous knowledge gaps that could lead some people to make poor decisions about when to apply — or to apply at all.

Libya has the highest official retirement age in the world, and Denmark will soon join it. The United States isn’t too far ...

"You've got to really look it over when you get your benefit to make sure you're getting everything that you've earned," said Tammy Flanagan.

A sweeping proposal could extend Federal Employees Retirement System–level pensions to the private sector, reshaping how ...

Social Security turns 90 years old today (August 14) but many seniors current and future fear for its future, as longer ...

Social Security is 90 this week. Here are the program’s financial challenges, and what can be done to fix them.

The finer points of the program are often fuzzier, though. A recent AARP survey revealed dangerous knowledge gaps that could ...

You may be aware that if you're old enough to get Medicare, it means you're also old enough to sign up for Social Security.

A new report from Asset Preservation Wealth & Tax found that as many as 51 percent of retirement-age adults now expect to work indefinitely.

Social Security is facing a shortfall. One idea is to raise the retirement age, as Denmark did recently, but would it work in America?