Social Security spousal benefits have different rules than regular retirement benefits. There's a maximum value spousal ...

To plan smartly for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

If you want the largest monthly Social Security checks that you can get, nothing beats waiting until age 70 to claim. That's when you qualify for your maximum retirement benefit. While the gains can ...

During the time you're not receiving benefits, your checks will grow by 8% per year. If your FRA is 67 and you wait until 70 to begin receiving Social Security again, your future checks will be 24% ...

President Trump hopes to match retirement savings for private-sector employees without company plans. The plan would expand a Biden-era law that helps fund retirement for low-income workers.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their February benefits this week. There will also be another SSI check distributed at the end of the ...

Americans over 50 are divorcing at twice the rate they did a generation ago, and the financial wreckage falls hardest on women. The gray divorce rate — divorces among adults 50 and older — doubled ...

A new study from the National Institute on Retirement Security finds 37% of working-age Americans lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, and median savings are just $40,000. Social ...