A former SSA executive proposed investing part of the trust fund in a Treasury note that would convert to an S&P 500 index, ...

Yes, you can retire with less than $1 million. But it takes some planning, maximizing Social Security and sticking to a reasonable monthly retirement budget.

The Social Security fund is facing an earlier depletion date, now projected for 2034. This shift could lead to significant ...

The year 2035 feels a long way off, especially when you're still stuck in a 9-to-5 job you don't like. If you plan to retire ...

The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually does.

Five years out from retirement is an excellent time to get a measure of how ready you are. You should become intimately ...

Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

With Social Security trust funds estimated to run out in less than a decade, some Americans wonder if Congress will step in ...

Some 69.4 million people — about 1 in 5 U.S. residents — received a payment from the program in April 2025. Most of them are retired older adults, many reliant on their earned benefits to put food on ...