If you’re planning for retirement or already approaching it, you’ve probably wondered how much your Social Security check will really be at age 65. For many Americans, this benefit is not just a ...

The most important Social Security change next year for beneficiaries is the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Last ...

One of the biggest decisions you might have to make for your retirement is figuring out when to claim Social Security. You're allowed to sign up for benefits at any point as long as you're at least 62 ...

Once you turn 70, you can no longer collect delayed retirement credits that boost your Social Security benefits. For this ...

1:50 p.m. Oct. 24, 2025: This story updated with new information. WASHINGTON — The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more ...

If you file for Social Security at 62 with a full retirement age of 67, you'll slash your monthly benefits by 30% -- for life ...

Social Security's earnings-test limits also tend to increase from year to year. And 2026 is no exception. Next year, the ...

The Social Security Administration recently announced the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment for benefits. The world's oil supply is expected to enter an extreme glut in 2026. Just how big that overhang ...

According to the 2025 Annual Statistical Supplement, 80-year-old retired workers received an average monthly Social Security benefit of $2,728.86 as of December 2024. These beneficiaries, who claimed ...