Social Security retirement benefits are not plucked out of thin air, they are the product of a detailed formula that weighs ...

Social Security benefits are rising in 2026. A 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase the average retired worker ...

If you are on Social Security, you are getting a benefits increase for the 2026 year. Specifically, the Social Security ...

For millions of residents, being middle class in California now comes with a surprising caveat: a paycheck that would signal ...

Anyone who makes more than $176,100 didn't pay Social Security tax on income above that amount in 2025. In 2026, they'll pay ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is supposed to be a simple promise: benefits keep pace with rising prices.

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-273), to repeal ...

Almost all Social Security beneficiaries are familiar with the most popular and publicized upcoming change: the increase in ...

Social Security benefits change according to your past and present income, as well as the age at which you began claiming ...

It has been my custom for most of the past 28 years to write a year-end column summarizing the Social Security updates ...

Social Security retirees risk losing some of their Social Security money next year, in ways they may not expect. Retirees need to be aware of the potential losses so they can understand what their ...

For decades, baby boomers were told a comforting story about their golden years. Work hard, pay into Social Security throughout your career, and when ...