Social Security Is Starting to Do Right by People It WrongedBut do the agency’s new steps reversing its ‘clawback’ policy go far enough?April 11, 2024
Why We Are Glad We Started Social Security Benefits at 62In making our decision, we ran all the numbers, including the most valuable number of all: timeFebruary 27, 2024
Living Only on Social SecurityMillions of people approaching retirement age have lost their savings or could never set money aside; here’s how they plan to copeJune 21, 2023
OpinionSocial Security Horror Stories: Beneficiaries Are Paying for the Agency's Overpayment MistakesLaurence Kotlikoff and Terry Savage on the impacts of the Social Security Administration's '$8.6 billion' in overpaymentsMay 19, 2023
How to Maximize Social SecuritySocial Security is the only source of retirement income for many Americans; for most, it is the only source indexed to inflation and guaranteed for lifeApril 26, 2023
OpinionAn Economist Takes on the Social Security Earnings TestWhat is the impact on older adults? Millions of dollars, he says.March 23, 2023
Ramsey Alwin: Championing Equity in AgingRamsey Alwin wants to enable people to age with dignity, regardless of their background, ethnicity, gender, race or sexual orientationDecember 6, 2022
3 Keys to Claiming Social Security WiselyWhat to know before starting your Social Security retirement benefitsOctober 11, 2022
We're Getting Our Financial Acts Together: Stressed About Social SecurityIt's a complicated topic, and after much research, we've decided to seek adviceMarch 24, 2022
The New Social Security Statements: Reasons to Check Yours OutHow Social Security made it easier to see what you could get, depending on when you start claimingNovember 16, 2021
OpinionCongress Needs to Fix Our Broken Social Security System — NowWhy these analysts say this is an ideal time to make needed changesSeptember 28, 2021
What the New Outlook for Social Security Means for YouA new report examines solvency issues for Social Security and MedicareSeptember 1, 2021
Understanding the Social Security Rules for Widows and WidowersThey're complicated, and President-elect Biden wants to reform themDecember 31, 2020
For Social Security Chief Andrew Saul, Customer Service Is Job 1The commissioner is fixing the way the agency assists older AmericansNovember 18, 2020
2020 Election: What Biden's Plans Would Mean for Social Security SolvencyA nonpartisan analysis looks at whether he'd close the coming shortfallOctober 22, 2020
What Could Help You Decide the Best Time to Start Claiming Social SecurityThese experts say some don't understand the downside of starting benefits 'early'September 29, 2020