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A recent study revealed what the main concerns of older people are when they reach retirement age and that they have to do with their lack of foresight for the future, when they ar ...

I am 66 years old and retired. To maximize my benefits, I was not planning to file for Social Security until I was 70. Can I ...

Working part-time in retirement can provide not only extra income but also a sense of purpose and routine. However, for ...

How to apply for Social Security benefits. When you're set to apply for Social Security benefits, go to You'll be prompted ...

While financial advisers often urge their clients to wait as long as possible before claiming Social Security – until full ...

A day after it announced the elimination of the Office of Transformation, the SSA said it was closing the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and that it would reassign the office's tasks - ...

The second round of April’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

With any luck, our retirement years will be pleasant, as we do more of the things we've always wanted to do while living off ...

Taking Social Security early will give you a smaller monthly payout for longer. Waiting until your full retirement age or anytime after until age 70, increases your monthly paycheck, but for a shorter ...

Waiting until full retirement age to sign up for Social Security means avoiding a reduction to your monthly benefits. If ...

As Newsweek reports, the Social Security Administration (SSA) supports around 70 million Americans through retirement, ...