Medicare starts at 65, but Social Security follows completely different rules that most people don't understand.

For those born in 1959, 2025 is the last year their full retirement age will be 66. Increases will continue until the age of ...

Learn why Social Security's full retirement age reaches 67 for good in 2026, how it changes your benefit options, and simple ways to time your claim wisely.

Q. In a column last month discussing Social Security’s earning limits of $23,400 (“Timing is key for initiating survivor ...

A long-standing change to the rules is taking effect in 2026 and affecting when you can claim full Social Security benefits.

For decades, Americans have been told that "full retirement age" is the finish line, the moment when Social Security benefits ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) new rules will increase the full retirement age, requiring younger workers to wait longer for benefits.

If you wait too long to start planning for retirement, you could end up working until you're 70. Discover eight critical ...

Your Social Security filing age will help determine how much money you get from the program. Before you claim benefits, it's ...

This means that if you're turning 66 in 2026, you will not be able to claim Social Security without a reduction. That's an ...

You can, technically, retire whenever you like, but the age you do it at can have a big impact on collecting Social Security benefits.

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.