One recent study highlighted the risks that Americans are facing when they don't take the time to understand Social Security.

For Americans who have bought into this myth, serious financial shortfalls in retirement are inevitable. Twenty-one percent ...

New polling shows that Americans are deeply invested in the success of Social Security. Democrats and Republicans both agree on the need for bipartisan cooperation. 67% of those polled want Congress ...

A newly released report from Senate Democrats alleges that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has “copied Americans’ sensitive Social Security and employment data into a cloud database ...

Nine in 10 working Americans say they plan to ignore one of the most common pieces of financial advice about Social Security: waiting until age 70 to claim benefits, which ensures higher monthly ...

Three-quarters of American workers fear that promised Social Security benefits won’t be there when they retire, a new survey finds. Generations of workers have fretted about the future of Social ...

For millions of Americans, Social Security is the sole source of their retirement income. While almost everyone prepares for it by paying into a 401 (k) and making sure they fulfil the eligibility ...

Social Security benefits will see a modest cost-of-living adjustment in 2026, but experts say seniors may still struggle financially. Anyone who has spent decades working and contributing to Social ...

More than 51 million American retirees receive Social Security benefits. The Social Security Administration just announced its 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), and it’s higher than expected.