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

For much of the year, more Social Security beneficiaries focus on the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA directly impacts retirees’ monthly benefits, increasing payouts to counter inflation.

Required minimum distributions can be a double hit: they raise taxable income and can pull more of your Social Security into ...

A civil engineer earning $176,100 in 2025 per year looks the same as Elon Musk in the eyes of the Social Security system.

In 2025, a single Social Security work credit is worth $1,810. In 2026, the value of a work credit is rising to $1,890. This ...

Donald Trump spent much of his presidential campaign pledging to implement tariffs. And he clearly made good on that promise.

John Stevenson reports that retirement timelines vary significantly across U.S. states, influenced by factors like cost of ...

Nine states tax Social Security benefits. More than 5 million people in Florida claim Social Security benefits. See whether the state taxes them. The federal government does take a cut from Social ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

Americans like Social Security, but no one wants to pay for it, a new survey shows. To keep Social Security, 53% of Americans under age 30 say they’d rather cut benefits for current retirees than pay ...

Many Americans are likely to see massive changes to their taxes in 2026, especially seniors. That’s largely due to President Donald Trump’s so-called big, beautiful bill, a massive 940-page bill ...