My husband is 58 — six years older than me. He worked out of the house for a few years when he was young, but not enough to ...

A new tax break aimed at seniors may lighten the load on retirees’ Social Security income, but it’s not as sweeping or ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

Higher-earning spouses should wait to claim — but lower-earning spouses may not want to First things first, it often makes sense for a higher-earning spouse to delay their claim for Social Security ...

If you're entitled to Social Security on your own, each year you delay your claim past full retirement age boosts your monthly benefits by 8%, up until age 70. But the maximum spousal benefit you can ...

Social Security is generally the most important source of income for older Americans. But benefits for spouses and survivors are commonly misunderstood. In a recent survey, MassMutual identified the ...

If you’ve been divorced for at least two years and your ex is eligible for Social Security — meaning they’re age 62 or older ...

One of the recommended first steps after a death is to provide the deceased's Social Security number to the funeral director, as the funeral home is usually responsible for notifying the SSA of the ...

Married couples have a prime opportunity to work together and maximize their Social Security benefits. Don't be too quick to ...

Help Me Retire My wife is 9 years older than I am — but makes 50% less. Will I have to retire for her to receive my Social Security spousal benefits? ‘She will probably retire nearly a decade ...