Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they ...

The holiday season is a good time of the year to remind people what Social Security is all about.

The newly introduced SWIFT Act aims to expand Social Security survivor benefits for disabled individuals. Find out what the ...

Every year, millions of retirees unknowingly leave money on the table. Here are four signs you might be missing out on the ...

Ask any Social Security expert and they will tell you that the one thing recipients need to be aware of is their spousal and survivor benefits. Not only can those help maximize one's monthly checks, ...

Amid bipartisan strife about healthcare subsidies and tariffs, one U.S. senator presents a bill that could help millions ...

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.

For millions of widowed Americans trying to stretch Social Security survivor benefits in an era of rising costs, help may ...