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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Social Security rules have some changes in store for 2026, such as tax rules and cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what ...

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.