Key Points While every year you wait to claim Social Security after 62 will increase your checks, waiting may not be the ...

Retirees may see an approximate 77% increase to their Social Security benefits by waiting from age 62 to age 70 to claim ...

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit ...

When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming Social ...

Question: I’m 62 and worried about Social Security’s future, especially given that it is projected to pay me less than I ...

If you're at least 62, claiming Social Security is an option you can look at for income. If you look at unemployment data, ...

The numbers behind Social Security say you should wait as long as possible makes sense, but there's more to the story than just the numbers.

One of the hardest financial decisions you might have to make is figuring out when to claim Social Security. The earliest age you can sign up for benefits is 62. However, you do not get to collect ...

Conversely, claiming at the earliest-possible age of 62 will cause your monthly check to be 30% less ... There's a case to be made, however, for claiming Social Security earlier rather than later, ...

Here’s why this year matters: If you were born in 1959, your FRA is 66 years and 10 months. That means some people will ...

Spousal benefits allow you to claim up to 50% of your spouse's Social Security benefit. Divorce doesn't prevent you from ...

For the first time since Social Security’s creation 90 years ago, the full retirement age is set to hit 67 years old in 2026. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.