Nearly half of older workers plan to rely on Social Security in retirement, two recent surveys say. Retirement researchers ...

Surveys suggest millions of retirees live almost entirely on Social Security—but federal records tell a different story.

Social Security may not be enough for retirement. Here's why Americans need savings, investments and other income sources to ...

Social Security takes on a bigger role as people age, though it never becomes older Americans’ main source of income at any ...

Locking in guaranteed payments early can be appealing, but retirees should carefully consider the long-term impact.

Nearly three-fifths of retired workers could maximize their lifetime Social Security income by initially collecting benefits at a specific age within the traditional claiming range (62 through 70).

For 86 years, the annual Social Security Board of Trustees Report has allowed anyone to track how the program collects income and see how those dollars are spent. But what's arguably even more ...

Social Security's trust fund that helps pay retirement benefits may run out in about six years. A bipartisan group of senators is calling for earlier reform.

If you have retirement income from multiple sources such as pensions, account distributions or part-time work, you may have ...