While you can begin taking Social Security as early as age 62, you’ll receive your entire benefit if you delay until your ...

Q: I am 67 and have not applied for my Social Security benefit yet. My wife applied for her benefit at age 70. I am not sure that waiting until 70 is best for me and my wife. I want to make sure ...

Social Security has started increasing the full retirement age for some age groups. See what age you are eligible to retire ...

That incentive, however, eventually runs out. Come age 70, you don’t get credit for delaying Social Security, which is why it ...

Some people are able to delay Social Security because they have a ton of savings to live on while they wait to file. But for ...

When you apply for Social Security, you automatically apply for the greater of your benefit or half your spouse’s benefit.

More than half of U.S. adults rely on Social Security so much that missing even half of a monthly payment could ruin them ...

Think through your financial situation before moving forward with such an early filing.

Applying early will shrink your checks by up to 30%, depending on how soon you do it. That can cost you tens of thousands of ...

The Social Security Administration assigns everyone a full retirement age (FRA) based on their birth year. Every month that you delay Social Security increases your checks. For most people, delaying ...

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Many federal employees may not realize they are eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. I recently spoke to a couple in their 70s about the husband’s upcoming retirement from federal service ...