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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

I’m always chuffed by finding little nuggets within seemingly mundane things. For example, every year I get a Social Security benefit statement. It’s nicely detailed, showing how much I could expect to receive at various ages. Spoiler alert: The ...

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. That’s up a notch from 2.5% this year but in line with the 2.6% average over the past two decades.

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some good resources that can help my wife and me determine the best ages for claiming Social Security so we can maximize our retirement benefits? — Just Turned 62 Dear 62: Deciding when to start collecting your Social ...