Readers are always asking me if I could recommend a good book about Social Security. I always steer them to Social Security: Simple and Smart - 10 Easy-To-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All ...

In a financially literate world, most of us would know most of the answers to the questions on the Personal Finance Index quiz.

Both married couples and common-law couples should be thinking about their Social Security options. RgStudio / Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about some of the most common ...

If you're retired or nearing retirement, you probably know some people claiming Social Security benefits, and you might also have a sense of how the program works. You pay into it your entire career, ...

I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No ...

You can take Social Security at 62, but it could cost you. Here are four popular reasons for claiming early, and their ...