The Social Security Administration is launching digital SSN access this summer. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you learn how to use it and protect your identity.

Your Social Security check should absolutely cover your essential bills first, but there’s so much more you can do with it – ...

The Moneyist I’m 75 and have a reverse mortgage. Should I pay it off with my $200K savings — and live off Social Security instead? ‘I could live on my Social Security alone, as I wouldn’t ...

Rule of Social Security' holds that it's best to be like Ike — Eisenhower, that is. The five-star General knew a thing or two ...

Claiming Social Security early makes sense if you cannot afford to cover your bills another way or you have a short life expectancy. Later claiming could give you a larger lifetime benefit if you ...

From smart claiming strategies for couples to tips on maximizing your monthly check, we have advice that can help you.

But while you may have to resign yourself to getting less money out of Social Security due to broad benefit cuts, I'm resigning myself to smaller monthly benefits for a completely different reason.

But age 62 is significant in that it's the earliest age to sign up for Social Security. Once you reach 62, you can file for benefits at any point in time. But that doesn't mean claiming Social ...

Older Americans are allowed to sign up for Social Security starting at age 62. It's for this reason that cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are so important to Social Security recipients. The ...

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You can sign up for Social Security starting at 62, but you’ll need to wait until full retirement age (FRA) to get your monthly benefit without a reduction. However, you don’t actually have to ...

And their Social Security benefits reduced. Of the 5.3 million borrowers, an estimated 425,000 are 62 years old or older, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's what you can do.