There was no benefit to delaying your application past your full retirement age. That means you’ve missed out on several ...

For example, someone who claims at age 61 could get 75% of the deceased’s benefit, compared to someone age 65 who could get ...

Like Social Security, survivor benefits amounts depend on a beneficiary's age. The benefit reaches 100% at full retirement ...

Spousal benefits can be up to half of what the primary earner would get at full retirement age, but the amount is reduced ...

Claiming standard benefits early will reduce your monthly benefit by 5/9 of 1% monthly, up to 36 months. With spousal ...

Q. I am 64 and recently widowed. I plan on working until age 70 before I apply for a Social Security benefit. I currently ...

We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and use strategic timing to try to optimize what you receive. When ...

Social Security might seem simple, but according to experts that couldn’t be further from the truth. There are so many things ...