Social Security Income (SSI) payments are designed for people who have little to no income. So if you earn too much you can ...

Losing a spouse is likely one of the hardest experiences someone can go through. Having to deal with financial matters during ...

This little-known restricted application rule can significantly boost retirement income for surviving spouses.

A growing number of Americans are heavily reliant on Social Security to make ends meet in retirement. 60% of retirees said ...

There's a lot more to Social Security than retirement benefits. A big part of the program is benefits paid to the surviving spouses and children of retired workers. In this video, ...

Q. I receive a survivor benefit based on my husband’ s work under Social Security. Your survivor benefit is based on the ...

Social Security payments are generally exempt from garnishment, levy and such, but there are some exceptions. Here’s when ...

Qualifying for Social Security benefits in retirement generally goes something like this: Work and pay taxes on your income.

Claiming Social Security is one of the most significant things you might do in the course of retiring. So it’s important to ...

Even though Social Security stops adjusting past earnings for inflation after age 60, fortunately, older workers still have ...

Let’s say Anna was married for 15 years and never remarried after her divorce. Now that she’s retired, she’s collecting her ...

In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses how survivors benefits work and ... Once you learn how to maximize your Social Security benefits, we think you could retire confidently with the ...