Only nine states still tax Social Security benefits—knowing where can help you better plan your retirement finances.

Medicare premiums and federal taxes can significantly impact Social Security payments. See how to protect your retirement income from unexpected reductions.

Some supporters of Social Security privatization suggest allowing workers to invest a portion of their current contributions ...

The president's unwillingness to touch the third rail of entitlement programs does not change the reality that a reckoning is ...

The Social Security and Medicare programs face looming financial pressures, with trust fund depletions approaching unless ...

Retirees say Social Security’s COLA increases aren’t enough to match rising living costs, straining their budgets.

Ida Mae Fuller got the first Social Security check in 1940. Now, 85 years later, the last beneficiaries to receive paper ...

The future of Social Security benefits is a top concern for Americans, but Professor Scott Galloway isn’t convinced the ...

If you have at least 35 years of earnings at or above the threshold, you may be in line for the maximum possible benefit in ...

The main trust fund used to pay Social Security benefits is projected to be depleted by 2033, and when combined with Social Security Disability Insurance, the forecast gets even worse. In its annual ...

The third round of June’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

Annual reports released by the Treasury Department on Monday revealed that the Social Security’s reserve funds, if combined, ...