Your age at sign up will dictate the size of your Social Security benefit. Spouses can coordinate their claiming strategies to maximize their household benefits. Having the necessary documents at hand ...

Here's when Social Security and SSI checks arrive for February, how much benefits have risen and what new tax and repayment rules mean in 2026.

This column will discuss a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routinely uses to help individuals protect their rights to potential benefits. It's called a "protective filing ...

Waiting until age 70 to collect Social Security benefits provides the highest possible monthly payments as this is when delayed retirement credits stop accumulating. But does this strategy suit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your age at sign up will dictate the size of your Social Security benefit. Spouses can coordinate their claiming strategies to ...