To plan smart for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

Find out how much more you can collect in Social Security benefits if you wait until your full retirement age and meet your anticipated life expectancy.

The annual inflation adjustment for Social Security benefits was released on Friday, and beneficiaries are set to see larger benefits in 2026. Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security for most or all of their retirement income. Unfortunately, not everyone has a sufficient career earnings record to qualify for a worthwhile benefit.