To be sure, billionaires are far more likely to max out Social Security than the average person. Many billionaires easily ...

If you successfully maxed out Social Security throughout your career, you could retire this year with a monthly benefit of $5 ...

Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...

When you apply for Social Security, the SSA will look at your entire earnings history. Of course, a dollar earned 40 years ago isn't worth the same as a dollar today, so it adjusts those earnings ...

If you have at least 35 years of earnings at or above the threshold, you may be in line for the maximum possible benefit in ...

Find out the maximum Social Security benefit you can receive at your full retirement age, and how claiming early or late ...

The average Social Security benefit isn't going to cover most of the average retiree's living expenses. At just $2,000 per month, it's likely just enough to cover the very basic of basics these days.

The current average Social Security benefit for a retiree stands at $1,976, which means a 19% reduction would take their monthly check down to about $1,600.

If you know anyone on Social Security, you may have heard them complain that their checks don't go far enough. While the average monthly benefit has now climbed to nearly $2,000, that's still well ...

Improving the funding outlook for Social Security benefits requires action from lawmakers. This is not an unfamiliar situation—the trust funds faced insolvency back in the early 1980s.