Retirees may see an approximate 77% increase to their Social Security benefits by waiting from age 62 to age 70 to claim ...

The Social Security Administration calculates what's known as your primary insurance amount (PIA) first. This is the benefit ...

Key Points While every year you wait to claim Social Security after 62 will increase your checks, waiting may not be the ...

The resounding advice about filing early for Social Security retirement benefits is pretty unambiguous: Don’t do it. However, ...

Conversely, claiming at the earliest-possible age of 62 will cause your monthly check to be 30% less ... There's a case to be made, however, for claiming Social Security earlier rather than later, ...

Here’s why this year matters: If you were born in 1959, your FRA is 66 years and 10 months. That means some people will ...

Facing potential benefit cuts and economic uncertainties, more Americans are claiming Social Security as early as age 62, ...

Married couples have a prime opportunity to work together and maximize their Social Security benefits. Don't be too quick to ...

For the first time since Social Security’s creation 90 years ago, the full retirement age is set to hit 67 years old in 2026. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...