The resounding advice about filing early for Social Security retirement benefits is pretty unambiguous: Don’t do it. However, ...

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

There's a good chance Social Security will be a big part of your retirement income picture. Hopefully, you won't have to live on your monthly benefits alone. But it wouldn't be unusual for those ...

Simply put, if you signed up for Social Security at 62 but regret it after the fact, you can undo your filing and claim benefits again at a later age, thereby increasing them. But there’s a ...

If you claim the benefit after 67, the check gets larger at a rate of 8% per year. The total Social Security “bonus,” between ages 62 and 70, boosts the monthly payment by about 76%, according ...