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

The Social Security Administration's 2025 Annual Statistical Supplement uses December 2024 records to calculate the average ...

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...

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WASHINGTON — Looking to retire next year? You might want to double-check your full retirement age. In 2026, a decades-old rule is set to push the threshold higher for when retirees can receive their ...

Tax rules on Social Security benefits create growing concerns for retirees navigating unpredictable income thresholds and rising living costs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the 2025 fiscal year ended September 30. Controllable loss, which excludes certain expenses ...

It's taboo to ask a person how much money they have, but we all want to know where we stand; here's some of the latest data.

Life, at times, presents everyone with changes that can be disorienting. But perhaps few changes are as sudden and jolting as when you retire, and after decades of saving money in a retirement account ...

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Every senior on Medicare should be intimately familiar with IRMAA — the initials that stand for Income Related Monthly ...

Factoring in average retirement age, life expectancy, local costs, and 20% for breathing room — the cost to retire in Washington is $967,166. The most expensive state to retire in was Hawaii, at ...