Readers should pay attention to three age groups in particular: 62 is the earliest possible claiming age, 70 is the latest sensible claiming age, and 66 provides a data point in the middle. Within ...

The Social Security Administration regularly reports numbers regarding the “average” Social Security recipient, but statistics vary greatly among individual beneficiaries, especially when men are ...

When you start collecting your Social Security benefits can make your checks bigger -- or smaller. Whether you've earned little in life, are divorced, or are widowed, Social Security may offer you ...

As retired workers face the plans they’ve made for their golden years, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with notions of inadequate savings and insufficient Social Security checks. Although Social Security ...