Updated benefit data highlights shifting averages across age groups, reflecting how timing, earnings history, and demographics shape retirement income.

Outliving your retirement savings is one of the most common retirement-related fears, and it's easy to see why. If you aren't ...

Imagine that you begin investing $25 a day. That's $760 a month, or $9,125 annually. Your investments are well diversified to reduce risk to your portfolio, and you earn an average annual return of 7% ...

There’s a reason the decision to claim Social Security is such an important one. Your filing age will help determine how much money the program pays you every month. And seeing as how your Social ...

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. Starting in January, the ...

Whether by choice or necessity, a growing number of American seniors are working well into their golden years. As of 2024, 23 ...

The average retired worker collects around $2,013 per month in Social Security benefits, according to November 2025 data from the Social Security Administration. In 2026, however, it will be possible ...

Social Security payment amounts are determined by several factors, including age of retirement and the amount paid into Social Security.

A statistical analysis of 20,000 retired workers uncovered a clear bifurcation between actual and optimal Social Security ...

Workers contributing to Social Security will also see changes to payroll tax limits. In 2026, the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes will increase from $176,100 to $184,500, ...

Learn how working impacts Social Security benefits. Understand the earning limits, potential reductions, and strategies to ...