Whether by choice or necessity, a growing number of American seniors are working well into their golden years. As of 2024, 23.4% of men and 16.2% of women over the age of 65 were still employed, ...

Stepping into retirement doesn't always mean stepping away from work. People everywhere are asking themselves whether they can grab their Social Security check early while keeping their job. It's a ...

To qualify for Social Security in retirement, you need to accumulate 40 work credits in your lifetime. The value of a work credit is rising in 2026. If you work part-time, this change is one to pay ...

When you work full time, the weeks leading up to your year-end performance review can be nerve-wracking. That's because managers typically take that opportunity to share what size raise − if any − you ...

The law says if you start your Social Security checks before full retirement age, your benefit will be reduced five-ninths of 1% for each of the first 36 months of reduction and five-twelfths of 1% ...

It requires high earnings for many years, plus a delayed filing. If you don't qualify for the maximum monthly benefit, focus on boosting your savings as best as you can. You're not doomed if your ...

For many people, retirement signifies the end of working. But for a lot of seniors, working in retirement makes financial and emotional sense. There are plenty of people who reach retirement without ...

Social Security benefits can be claimed as early as age 62. Waiting until full retirement age means avoiding a reduction in benefits. It’s important to take note of Social Security’s full retirement ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. The Social Security Administration’s yearly distribution schedules ...

I got a letter recently from the Social Security Administration. It told me that my monthly Social Security benefit was going up by a few bucks each month. And why was that? As the letter explained, ...

Social Security is an income source millions of retirees depend upon. Without those benefits, many seniors wouldn't have a way to pay their basic expenses like housing, transportation, healthcare, and ...