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.

The $ 22,924 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook Offer from the Motley Fool: If you're like most Americans, you're a few years (or more) behind on your retirement savings.

Thankfully, Social Security does adjust its payouts for inflation via COLAs. As of February, the average monthly retirement benefit check was $1,981 -- about $23,800 over the course of a year.

Because of the way this is set up, ordinary Americans typically pay 6.2% (12.4%, split evenly between employee and employer) in Social Security payroll taxes on all of their income; meanwhile ...

Sweeping benefit cuts for retired workers may be just eight years away Before digging into the specifics of President Trump's Social Security plan, it's important to understand how America's leading ...

In 2025, the Social Security Administration provided a 2.5% cost-of-living or COLA adjustment for all Social Security benefits. While many retirees may not feel this is enough, there is no denying ...

We don’t really know what Trump is planning with Social Security, but one thing we do know is that, without a new plan in place, the program is expected to run out of funding in 2035.