Get a clear estimate of your future Social Security income. Follow these five steps to review your records, calculate benefits, and prepare for retirement.

One of the most important retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Several retirement calculators have been developed to help you determine the optimal retirement age ...

To plan smart for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

You can get an answer without doing your own math. More than 2 million seniors receive spousal Social Security benefits, with an average monthly benefit of about $901 as of the end of 2022. Adding in ...

Today's Social Security column addresses questions about how accurate SSA's benefit rate estimates actually can be, the timing of benefit payments each month and taking spousal benefits after ...

Until recently, Social Security Administration online retirement planning tools did not connect to individuals' SSA work records. That has changed. In July 2008 Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of ...

Want to know how much Social Security money you'll get when you retire? This free tool will let you find out. Blake Stimac Writer Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a ...

Social Security is the strongest pillar of the U.S. retirement system. Nearly every American pays into the Social Security system, guaranteeing them a steady stream of benefits in retirement. As of ...

Federal retirement: http://www.opm.gov/retire/tools/calculators/ballpark/menu.asp This calculator projects retirement benefits under federal retirement systems ...