Social Security benefits will set a record next year, and retirees in these 5 states can expect to see the greatest COLA increases. Here's why

The new year will bring a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.8%, a slight step up from the 2.5% increase ...

How Indexed Earnings Impact Your Social Security Payments

Indexed earnings are SSA calculations that adjust lifetime wages for inflation. Discover how they affect Social Security ...

Want the Max $5,181 Social Security Benefit? Here's the Salary You Need

Considering that Social Security is a large portion of many Americans' retirement income, it makes sense that people would ...

Here's the average Social Security benefit at ages 62, 65, and 70

In general, more than 20% of newly awarded retirees claim Social Security as soon as possible, which is age 62. In turn, they received the smallest possible benefit based on their personal ...

Social Security and the New Reality of Retirement: Work That Doesn’t Stop with Benefits

Approximately 40% of Social Security beneficiaries continue to work after claiming their benefits, indicating that, in many cases, Social Security benefits are insufficient to cover the total cost of ...