Receiving the maximum possible benefit from Social Security is no easy feat, and achieving it might not be worth it to you.

There are three boxes you need to check before you apply. And you'll have to put in some real work to pull this off.

Maximize your own retirement with insights into the biggest Social Security benefit possible at 67 and the factors that ...

Social Security is a major source of income for 75 Americans. How far does your check go? See averages by age and gender, how its calculated and making the most of your money. Updated for February ...

Get the latest info on average Social Security payments for 85-year-olds, why checks differ by age, how COLAs impact checks, ...

Receiving the maximum possible Social Security benefit is not easy. The average retirement payment was just over $2,000 at ...

You can check the status of your benefit on the Treasury website, though many readers have reported they get an error message ...

I served in the U.S. Army from July 1964 to July 1967. Am I eligible for a higher Social Security payment? Thank you. Signed: Vietnam Era Army Vet ...

Deciding when to claim Social Security is one of the most important financial choices many Americans will make in retirement.

The COLA is called a raise because it results in a retiree’s monthly benefits check getting bigger.  The purpose of it is to ...

Mehmet Oz says Americans should get healthier so they can work an extra year and boost the economy. That’s hard for the poor ...

With healthcare costs climbing at more than twice the rate of Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), a new report warns that they could eventually surpass benefits and eat into retirement ...