The two main factors that affect the value of your federal retirement benefit are your high-three average salary and your ...

A closer look at a common retirement choice shows how timing, inflation, and longevity quietly reshape income for decades ...

The law says if you start your Social Security checks before full retirement age, your benefit will be reduced five-ninths of 1% for each of the first 36 months of reduction and five-twelfths of 1% ...

Opting for early retirement in the United States is a decision that requires careful consideration. While the prospect of enjoying more free time is appealing, it is essential to understand the ...

You're allowed to sign up for Social Security at any point once you turn 62. You'll face a reduction in benefits for claiming before full retirement age. Permanently cutting your benefits could hurt ...

Retiring early can result in a reduced Social Security claim. Most people know that early filing penalties reduce the amount they receive. Your Social Security benefits could also be smaller for ...

Claiming Social Security early means permanently lower monthly payments. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age ...

Dear Rusty: I will be 65 this year and my husband is 72 (he retired in 2019 at age 66). I would like to retire and enjoy some time with him before he gets too much older. I do not want to have my ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) — Hundreds of Kansas City Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other federal workers who took early retirement as part of the Trump administration’s plan to shrink the federal ...

Nearly 70 million Americans depend on Social Security, yet even seasoned savers don’t always understand how it works. That can lead to costly mistakes — like claiming too early or overlooking spousal ...

January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching their ...