Everyone receives the Social Security COLA, but these changes could significantly boost or detract from your benefits.

In 2026, you only pay taxes on the first $184,500 you earn. This limit was lower in the past, but it always represented an ...

The wage base limit increase means that more higher earners will be paying more in Social Security payroll taxes. For example ...

The money you lose to the earnings test isn’t gone forever. Amounts that were withheld will be added back to your benefit ...

Fortunately, these taxes are falling out of favor. Many of those living in the eight states that still have them won't lose ...

Indexed earnings are SSA calculations that adjust lifetime wages for inflation. Discover how they affect Social Security ...

The better prepared one is for retirement, the easier the transition will be from a financial perspective.

Social Security recipients could face smaller payment increases after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Here’s how inflation and COLA projections for 2027 may be affected.

The first Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks for 2026 will include a 2.8% boost for about 75 million ...

Some Social Security choices cannot be changed once you file. Learn which four decisions are permanent, why they go wrong, ...

Reports show that the OASI Trust Fund is projected to be depleted sooner than anticipated, leaving many worried about their ...

The Social Security Administration has published its 2026 payment schedule and earlier confirmed the 2.8% cost-of-living ...