The goal is to maximize the total amount of benefits you receive in retirement. Waiting too long won't help.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated WEP and GPO, sending $17 billion in back payments to public-sector retirees. Here ...

Some of these changes are good, and some are bad. See which will affect you most.

From staffing cuts to the end of paper checks, Social Security works differently than it did a year ago. These five changes ...

Nine out of 10 Americans age 65 and older are currently receiving some form of Social Security. And Gallup polling finds 57% of retired Americans consider Social Security to be a major source of their ...