When you don’t have 35 years’ worth of earnings, Social Security assigns a $0 value for each non-earning year. The $0 years lower your benefit amount so it’s in your favor to have earnings in as many ...

When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...

You’re not prohibited from working if you collect Social Security retirement benefits, but these rules can apply depending on ...

If benefits are reduced, it would require $138,000 in additional savings to generate the same income, PensionBee found.

As 2025 approaches, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has updated the age requirements to qualify for 100% of ...

In the United States, the age at which workers can claim 100% of their Social Security benefits has been steadily increasing, ...

Social Security was only designed to help with 40% of your retirement — but think twice before choosing an annuity Guaranteed income can be a tricky concept in retirement planning ...

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit ...

Lots of changes in store for Social Security recipients as more people rely on a system that's operating above capacity. Full ...

The incremental increases are set to reach an end as of 2026. At this point, the full retirement age will hold steady at age 67 — applicable to those born in 1960 and later. Following this, the Full ...

A new retirement age looms on the horizon for some future retirees who will seek full Social Security retirement benefits. Photo credit: Andrea Blackstone Individuals who were born in 1960 or later ...

If you begin collecting Social Security before reaching full retirement age, there are limits on how much you can earn from working without seeing your benefits reduced.