In the first week of February, the Social Security Administration is to make a payment run that benefits two groups of ...

It's important to claim Social Security at the right time. That means understanding the implications of filing at various ages. It also means looking beyond the monthly benefit you'll get to collect.

As the year comes to a close, everyone is feeling the stress of selecting the best benefits. But too often, we get so focused on the minutiae of what's covered and what isn't that we miss the bigger ...

My wife is about to turn 62. Can she claim her Social Security benefits now at a reduced rate and, at age 67, switch to collecting half of my full benefits? I delayed collecting my benefits until this ...