Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hager – “Mister Social Security” – offers expert advice from Ohio. This article explains the many Social Security benefits ...

The COLA is going to be announced by the end of October, giving benefit recipients crucial details about what their budgets will look like next year. Right now, the raise is on track to be a little ...

During the federal government shutdown, Social Security benefit payments will still go out on time, according to the agency. But certain services may not be available as the Social Security ...

Americans who are planning for their retirement can get bigger Social Security benefit checks by delaying their application for benefits until after they reach full retirement age. The monthly benefit ...

The Social Security Administration projects that the trust fund it relies on to pay retirement benefits may run out in 2032, just six years away. Barring action from Congress to shore up the program, ...

I am 74, female, and alone without a family. I have been retired from engineering for 10 years. At the age of 64, I couldn’t find work anymore. After the age of 50, I really only had sporadic contract ...

For 24 years, pollster Gallup has been surveying retirees annually to determine how reliant they are on the income they receive from Social Security. Gallup has consistently found that 80% to 90% of ...

A growing number of retirees have been paying federal tax on their benefits. A new $6,000 per person senior deduction reduces taxes for some seniors, but doesn’t change the way Social Security is ...