January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching their ...

Nearly one in five U.S. adults say they want to retire before the age of 55, according to the data analytics company YouGov. ...

Social Security's rules are quietly shifting again in 2026, and this time the change is permanent. The full retirement age is reaching its final scheduled reset, and that tweak will ripple through how ...

Claiming Social Security early means permanently lower monthly payments. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age ...

Working a lifetime typically pays off when people reach retirement age and can enjoy the benefits they've accumulated over ...

But if you retire early, perhaps at age 45, and live to the age of 78, your retirement is 33 years. If you retire a few years earlier or live for a few years longer than that, you could be looking at ...

This new rule will give families more flexibility by allowing some people to tap into their retirement savings early without the usual penalty, to help cover the cost of long-term medical care even ...

Many Americans retire early but delay Social Security to boost lifetime benefits. Waiting until 70 can increase monthly ...