Estimate your monthly Social Security retirement benefit using your age, income and when you want to retire. Use this Social Security benefits calculator to estimate your retirement benefits based on ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at ...

The Social Security Administration’s Retirement Estimator gives you an automatic estimate of your Social Security benefit based on your actual earnings history, showing calculations for three key ages ...

The first round of November Social Security payments for retirees aged 62 and above, now capped at $5,108, will be issued tomorrow. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the first and 10th ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

Many Americans are taking Social Security early, but is that wise? It depends. Here's what to know when deciding when to ...

Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner, is a personal finance columnist for NerdWallet. Questions may be sent to her at 3940 ...

Social Security provides benefits to more than 71 million Americans, including retirees, veterans and dependents. While benefits are initially calculated based on a worker's earnings record, these ...

Some confusion has surfaced as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will not receive a payment during the month of November. Here's what to know.

The Social Security Administration uses a complex formula, and an unusual inflation index, to set the annual COLA increase. Once again, the Social Security COLA looks like it will be lower than ...

One of the key retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Using a retirement calculator can help you determine the ideal retirement age to start Social Security payments ...

Social Security payment amounts are determined by several factors, such as age of retirement or the amount paid into Social ...