You don’t need to still be married to claim Social Security on an ex-spouse’s record. It’s important to understand how spousal benefits work for divorcees. Time your filing right so your benefits ...

Know that the full Social Security retirement age for someone born in 1960 or later is 67. Your benefits will be reduced or increased based on whether you claim before or after that point. Earning ...

Most people will claim Social Security between the ages of 62 and 70. Your benefit will increase the longer you wait to claim Making an informed choice about the timing of your claim can help you ...

Almost 58 million Americans age 65 and older receive benefits from Social Security. (1) And with data from Vanguard putting the median 401(k) balance hovering around $95,000, Social Security is the ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. You get this standard benefit if you claim your first ...

While common financial advice is to delay taking Social Security benefits as long as possible, there are plenty of good reasons and circumstances in which it makes sense to claim your benefits early.