One of the biggest questions facing future retirees is whether to start collecting Social Security benefits early or wait until full retirement age. The answer could cost—or pay—you thousands.

The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

An Australian nurse had her life upended when scammers hijacked her phone number, drained her bank accounts and opened loans ...

Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...

AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan issued the following statement in response to the Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ reports released today: “The Social Security and ...

The Social Security Administration has updated its projections for how long the trust funds it relies on to help pay benefits ...

Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities ...

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

By the numbers: The new Social Security and Medicare Trustees report, the government's formal annual estimate of the programs ...

President Trump has increasingly pointed to rate cuts by other central banks as he pressures Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, ...

Want to buy an annuity at age 65? Here's how much a $500,000 could pay monthly — and what may affect your payout.

The U.S. Social Security and Medicare programs for seniors will both run short of funds to pay full benefits in 2033, three ...