Thinking about claiming your Social Security benefits? You need to know your 'full retirement age,' which affects the ...

The Social Security Administration assigns you a full retirement age (FRA) based on your birth year. It's 67 for most workers ...

If you wait until 70 to sign up for Social Security, you can boost your monthly benefits for life. That may result in less total income from the program. It could also create a scenario where you miss ...

It's a big decision. Your claiming age affects the size of the benefit you'll receive for the rest of your life, and once you've started receiving checks, it's difficult to change your mind. However, ...

One nice thing about Social Security is that older Americans get to choose when to take retirement benefits. You can sign up for Social Security at any point in time once you turn 62. But it's ...

Social Security sign-ups spiked in 2009, when a record high of 3.2 million Americans age 62 and older began collecting benefits. But the number of people newly claiming Social Security has since ...

For many years, Social Security had allowed Americans to take their full retirement benefits at the age of 65. However, starting in 1983, Congress increased the full retirement age from 65 to 67, ...

In April, nearly 52.6 million retired workers brought home an average Social Security check totaling $1,999.97. While a $2,000 monthly check might not sound like a lot of money, no social program has ...