Avoid sharing your personal health and financial data. That's because you can't always be sure where the information you give AI will end up. Keep yourself out of prompts; for help picking a Medicare ...

When you don’t have 35 years’ worth of earnings, Social Security assigns a $0 value for each non-earning year. The $0 years lower your benefit amount so it’s in your favor to have earnings in as many ...

A new tax break aimed at seniors may lighten the load on retirees’ Social Security income, but it’s not as sweeping or ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

Married couples have a prime opportunity to work together and maximize their Social Security benefits. Don't be too quick to ...

Help Me Retire ‘I have health issues’: Will my spouse’s benefit get cut short if I die before I claim my Social Security benefits? ‘What happens if I die before the age of 70, say at age ...

Roth IRAs can be an attractive addition to your portfolio, but boy, are they surrounded by rules and regulations. It's easy ...

One of the most important parts of the program, especially for married couples, is Social Security spousal benefits.

There's a lot more to Social Security than benefits for retired workers, and one of the most important parts of the program, ...

The Social Security Administration uses outdated computer systems, making mistakes that cause pain for beneficiaries and ...

There are a lot of rules around benefits for ex-spouses, and one has to do with remarrying. If someone were to remarry (and stay married), they would not be able to claim survivor benefits on the ...