Here's what the average 401(k) balance looks like for those closest to retirement age, plus one simple way to save more.

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Retired public workers will get check adjustments and retro pay under the recently signed Social Security Fairness Act.

Note, too, that there are multiple ways to increase your Social Security benefits, such as delaying claiming them. Another ...

In four days, millions of Social Security recipients will receive their first monthly retirement checks of 2025. Social ...

Anyone who has been collecting Social Security benefits for a few years knows that the 2025 COLA is smaller than what they ...

When Morningstar released its first safe withdrawal report in 2021, the highest starting safe withdrawal rate was 3.3%. In 2022, it was 3.8%.

Mavious Redmond allegedly pretended to be her dead mother for more than two decades in order to receive the monthly benefits.

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...

The second round of January’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

Social Security benefits are typically based on a person’s 35 highest-earning years of work, but if your spouse earned significantly more or your history is limited you could benefit more from spousal ...

If retirement is in the near future for you, you are probably strategizing your savings and retirement accounts to be ready ...