One of the most important retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Several retirement calculators have been developed to help you determine the optimal retirement age ...

Estimate your monthly Social Security retirement benefit using your age, income and when you want to retire. Use this Social Security benefits calculator to estimate your retirement benefits based on ...

One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at carefully is where they fall in terms of Social Security benefits. Whether you start taking withdrawals at 62, 67, or 70, it’s important to ...

Those planning for retirement, or inching ever-closer to that day where retirement will become a reality, certainly have a lot to look forward to. Sure, there's going to be some hurdles to jump over ...

While it's impossible to know the exact amount, there is a lot of publicly available information about Social Security. Here's the maximum Social Security benefit at ages 62, 67, and 70.

Many Americans are taking Social Security early, but is that wise? It depends. Here's what to know when deciding when to ...

I’m always chuffed by finding little nuggets within seemingly mundane things. For example, every year I get a Social Security benefit statement. It’s nicely detailed, showing how much I could expect ...

This would normally be the most-exciting week of the year for Social Security recipients, but the federal government shutdown ...

Social Security just upgraded its website in several very valuable ways. But the site still suggests you can accurately calculate your benefits using Social Security's calculators. Not true. For ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some good resources that can help my wife and me determine the best ages for claiming Social Security so we can maximize our retirement benefits? — Just Turned 62 ...