With the arrival of tax season, it's crucial to have all your documents in order, and your Social Security Benefit Statement ...

If you’re retired, you probably get a lot of your income from Social Security. And you may be wondering how your monthly ...

In 2025, Social Security retirees can get a check worth up to $5,108 every single month. According to the Social Security Administration, this is the maximum benefit payment available. It’s also a lot ...

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper Social Security checks will get theirs in the mail in September. President ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

If you were born in 1955, congratulations! You are the same age as Kris Jenner, Bill Gates and Whoopi Goldberg! You are also eligible to collect the maximum Social Security benefit, if you waited this ...

With the 2025 Social Security COLA now in effect, the maximum possible benefit for retirees has increased. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses what the maximum benefit ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is changing how you apply for new benefits and update your direct deposit information. After some pushback, the timeline for implementing the changes has been ...

The Social Security Fairness Act increased federal retirement benefits for 3.2 million seniors. Many of them received their benefit adjustments in April, but about 900,000 are still waiting. Eligible ...

During its first six months, the Trump administration made key changes to Social Security, including resuming garnishing benefits for delinquent student loans and increasing the amount withheld from ...

You may be wondering how your monthly Social Security benefit in retirement compares to others. If you're struggling to cover your costs on Social Security alone, that's understandable -- even if your ...