As retirement nears, understanding how much you'll receive from Social Security becomes a critical part of deciding when — and how — to stop working. Many retirees rely on Social Security for a ...

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 ...

The Retirement Calculator will show your estimated Social Security retirement benefits if you retire early (age 62 is the ...

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 ...

This calculator projects retirement benefits under federal retirement systems according to variables such as salary and length of service. It offers a ballpark estimate because it does not take into ...

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 ...

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

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 the cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for 2023 and ...

Today's Social Security column addresses questions about how and when COLAs are applied, switching to spousal benefits after early retirement benefits and divorced survivor's benefits before ...