Once you turn 62, you can file for Social Security at any point in time. And there’s a reason 62 is such a popular filing age ...

Retiring early means approaching your portfolio differently. In your working life, you will likely focus on growing your ...

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

Your Social Security benefits can be an important part of your retirement income — but when should you start collecting them?

In 2025, the average Social Security benefit for a retired worker at age 65 is approximately $1,545 per month, representing 86.7% of the full retirement benefit, which averages aro ...

Retiring at age 62 and filing for Social Security will reduce a person’s lifetime benefits by up to 30% compared to waiting ...

Specifically, you lose 5/9 of 1% of your PIA per month for up to 36 months when claiming early, then 5/12 of 1% for every ...

You bring up a point we frequently hear – that if, instead of paying into Social Security, I had invested the same money in ...

Finally, Ramsey argues that a person can outperform the Social Security system by taking benefits as early as possible, at ...

Mike Conrath, chief retirement strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, emphasized that the most important thing is to be well-informed about the factors to consider when deciding when to claim Social ...

Social Security imposes a steep penalty for claiming benefits before your FRA. If I begin receiving retirement benefits at ...

"I'm very worried — how am I going to survive?" Huntington resident Leann Pisano, 58, a recent nursing school graduate, said ...