Let's say you're applying for disability or retirement benefits, and your personal records show that you earned more than the amount that's been reported to the SSA. The discrepancy can complicate the ...

Social Security's trust funds are due to run out, which would prompt benefit reductions. Yet those cuts do not have to affect all beneficiaries, experts say.

From spousal and child benefits to taxes and timing, these 20 lesser-known Social Security rules can significantly impact ...

Now, let's say you work part-time in retirement and earn $24,000 a year. If you only have 32 years of income on record but earn $24,000 for three years, those earnings will be factored into your ...

Don't have a bank account? The SSA offers the Direct Express debit card to receive your Social Security or SSI benefits safely and on time. Learn how to sign up.

Social Security has changed a lot in 20 years, and more reform is needed.

So for the immediate salvation of benefits, what would be left is tax increases and, possibly, a secret third thing: just tapping the government’s general revenue. Congress could pass a law to keep ...

As for Essence, the Medicare Advantage provider — which could have sent up its own flares beyond a paper mail notice when it ...

Picture a thief trying to get into your home. The old-fashioned way — breaking the lock, smashing a window, forcing a weak door. That is what most of us imagine when we think of a break-in.

To plan smartly for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

There are a number of tricky decisions you might have to make in the context of retirement planning. These include whether to downsize, what Medicare coverage to buy, and when to sign up for Social ...