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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 ...

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By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature ...

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

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 ...

Can you help me understand? I have paid into Social Security since I started working in 1978. I did have a lot of tax ...

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

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 ...