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 start Social Security payments. Here are 10 Social ...

One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at carefully is where they fall in terms of Social Security benefits. Whether you start taking withdrawals at 62, 67, or 70, it’s important to understand what impact Social Security withdrawals will ...

How much money do you expect to collect when you start receiving Social Security retirement benefits? If you're like the vast majority of people, you don't know that number off the top of your head. That's fine—unless you're budgeting for retirement.

Estimate your monthly Social Security retirement benefit using your age, income and when you want to retire. Use this Social Security benefits calculator to estimate your retirement benefits based on your age, earnings and retirement date. Calculating your ...

Social Security just upgraded its website in several very valuable ways. But the site still suggests you can accurately calculate your benefits using Social Security's calculators. Not true. For several clear reasons, those calculators aren't good enough ...