Social Security benefits are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the new year. If you're collecting spousal benefits, you're eligible for a COLA, too. That raise, however, may not go ...

Many of marriage's benefits are emotional and psychological, but the union of two souls famously offers some legal and financial advantages, too. Today, I'm going to focus on one of the potential ...

Claiming spousal benefits allows you to earn up to 50% of the primary claiming spouse's benefit. Note that claiming spousal benefits early results in a larger reduction than for standard benefits.

By taking the right steps this year, you can boost the odds that your Social Security benefits will provide the income you ...

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...

No provision in the new tax bill makes Social Security benefits tax free. Social Security benefits began being taxed at the federal level in 1984 to shore up the Social Security trust fund, which was ...

Social Security retirement benefits are designed to replace part of your income during retirement. But what happens if you aren't fully retired? Maybe you've decided to ease into retirement by cutting ...