There are compelling reasons to start receiving your benefits early or late. Each of us needs to think through some issues.

Quick Read Research shows 90% of current workers will receive more lifetime Social Security income by waiting until 70 to ...

What’s the best time to take Social Security? If you listen to finance guru Dave Ramsey, the answer is clear. Ramsey ...

Take your Social Security at 62. That’s the buzzy advice blowing up on TikTok and YouTube. Droves of “finfluencers,” as these social media personalities doling out financial tips are called, have been ...

The earliest age you can collect Social Security retirement benefits is 62, and about a quarter of people begin payments as soon as they are eligible. “I want to take it now to get my money back,” is ...

Older Americans can choose when to sign up for Social Security. Age 62 is the earliest age to file and results in reduced benefits. Dave Ramsey thinks claiming benefits at 62 makes sense for one big ...

My mother passed away last week, and I moved from Tennessee into my home in Florida, where she used to live while I served. I just retired in May. On the way down to Florida, I picked up my ...

The Social Security Administration relies on four factors to calculate your monthly benefit. Although all ages in the traditional Social Security claiming range, from 62 to 70, have well-defined ...

Financial advisers often urge clients to delay Social Security to maximize benefits, but new research suggests early claiming ...

The average Social Security retirement beneficiary is expected to receive a monthly payment of about $2,064 in 2026, based on the most recent data provided by the Social Security Administration. But ...