To claim the maximum spousal benefit, you must apply at your FRA. You can claim as early as 62, but doing so will shrink your ...

I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important ...

Retirement is one of the most anticipated moments for many people, especially those who have spent most of their lives ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

Waiting until age 70 to claim Social Security will maximize lifetime benefits for most individuals. Around half of all ...

Claiming age has a different effect on spousal benefits than it does on personal retirement benefits. When claiming spousal benefits, you need to be aligned with your partner on a Social Security ...

Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management, publishes weekly updates on OPM and the federal workforce in his blog, Secrets of OPM. In September, Kupor reported that he went ...

This week’s column will answer a variety of questions related to the ever-popular “black hole” of retirement processing. As this has been a recurring topic, you will see references to other articles ...

'My early-retirement benefit amount is currently being calculated at $2,200 per month' "Once I retire at 65, would Social Security automatically bump up my husband's benefit based off of my retirement ...