The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) can significantly impact your Social Security benefits if you receive a pension from a job where you didn't pay Social Security taxes. Learn how this provision ...

Knowledge gaps can lead to costly financial planning mistakes, so everyone should make an effort to stay informed.

“FRA is 66 years and 8 months for people born in 1958 and 66 and 10 months for those born in 1959; people born May 2, 1958, ...

After many years of paying Social Security payroll taxes, Social Security retirement benefits are well-earned for many.

My Social Security benefit will be $4,500 a month. My wife’s is now $615. Can she get more? “My Social Security chart ...

If you've got Social Security on your mind, you need to know your "full retirement age" as your age in relation to that ...

Other adjustments taking effect in January are tied to the rise in average wages. As a result, the maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase from $168,600 to $176 ...

The claiming decision is strongly tied to the age at which someone retires, especially for younger retirement ages.

According to the SSA, individuals born between May 2, 1958, and February 28, 1959, will reach their full retirement age in ...

There is support for a House vote in Congress to eliminate this provision. This article is written to provide you with the reasoning for WEP.

Most readers probably know Social Security payments receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) designed to protect the ...