To see all of your Social Security benefits, you need to sign up for a My Social Security account. Note that if you've ...

Social Security's earliest claiming age -- 62 -- remains its most popular, with just under a quarter of eligible seniors ...

One of the biggest Social Security decisions you'll have to make is when to sign up for benefits. Many choose to apply as ...

If you qualify for Social Security retirement benefits you can sign up to begin getting them any time after age 62. While it may sound appealing to start collecting the money as soon as possible ...

The outlook for Social Security is gloomy, but you can save now to protect against benefit cuts in the future. If the cuts ...

There are millions of Americans who rely on Medicare for health coverage. And if you're retiring this year, you may be ...

Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month. If benefits are claimed at the earliest possible age of 62, that maximum ...

The nice thing about Social Security is that you can choose when to sign up for benefits. If you wait until full retirement ...

Your Social Security statement will include an estimate of how much money you will receive each month if you sign up for Social Security at nine different retirement ages between 62 and 70.

Spousal benefits, in contrast, max out at 50% of what your spouse (or ex-spouse) collects at full retirement age. If that amount is $2,400, then your spousal benefit could be worth up to $1,200, but ...