For anyone eyeing a 2026 retirement date, the rules around Social Security are shifting at exactly the moment decisions start ...

Boone, North Carolina isn’t just a picturesque postcard come to life—it’s a financial breath of fresh air for retirees seeking to stretch their Social Security dollars without sacrificing quality of ...

President Donald Trump's one-time $1,776 payment promise for U.S. service members offers questions about which troops ...

Social Security offices are not disappearing overnight, but in-person access is about to get tighter, especially around holidays and as the agency moves more services online. I want to walk through ...

The wage base limit is the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. The wage base limit will increase to $184,500 beginning in 2026. Changes in the national average wage ...

Travellers to the United States from more than three dozen countries, including Australia, could soon be required to submit ...

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable. Blair Barondes and his wife, Janet ...

(NEXSTAR) — You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age at which you do it can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits. Retirement benefits from the Social Security ...

With the Social Security program in need of a legislative fix and Republicans in a strong position of power, might 2026 be the year the looming future shortfall is addressed? Don’t count on it, ...

Social Security payments for December are about to be sent to recipients ahead of January's scheduled cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the ...

For millions of Americans relying on Social Security, small changes to the formula that calculates annual benefit increases can have an outsized impact. Social Security checks are a cornerstone of ...