Many people decide to split the difference, waiting until they reach full retirement age before starting Social Security ...

You can file for benefits as early as age 62. Delaying benefits up to age 70 will earn you more per month. While research ...

I’ve been saving up questions I’ve gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It’s an issue I’ve covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep ...

About a month ago, I wrote a column in which I explained how “full retirement age” (the age at which a person can claim 100 percent of his or her Social Security retirement benefits) is going up. To ...

The average retiree collects $851 more per month at age 70 than at 62.

Claiming Social Security too early can shrink the survivor benefit that your spouse will receive after your death. Learn ...