Suspending Social Security benefits can increase the monthly payment by up to 8% per year, but requires careful financial ...

If pulling too much from a portfolio during down markets is a bad idea, filing for Social Security might look compelling.

Claiming benefits at age 62 means a permanent 30% reduction in monthly payments. In two short years, the oldest members of ...

The final round of June’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

Older Americans are worried about when to claim Social Security. Financial advisors need to have much different conversations ...

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Want to maximize Social Security benefits? Here’s how delaying, spousal strategies, and earnings history can help increase your income.

Social Security retirement benefits become available to you at age 62, but claiming them as soon as you are eligible is often ...

There is probably no question I am asked more often than some version of this: "When should I file for Social Security?" And ...

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