Nearly 4 million people under 18 receive a monthly Social Security check. Here’s how they qualify and how much they can receive.
Author: Robert Powell
After a divorce, are you eligible for your ex’s Social Security benefits?
If you’re among the hundreds of thousands who get divorced each year, you might wonder whether you’ll be eligible to collect spousal Social Security.
Should you delay taking Social Security retirement benefits? Here’s what to consider.
Planning an early retirement? When to take Social Security benefits requires weighing more than just your retirement date.
What is the Social Security retirement earnings test and how does it affect your benefits?
If you’re working and collecting Social Security but haven’t reached full retirement age, you might be in for a surprise: the retirement earning test.
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Retired? Before you can file tax returns, you need to gather all the forms received from your retirement plan, bank, brokerage or mutual fund firm.
Social Security: We answer your questions on survivor benefits, earnings test, payroll taxes
Retirement columnist Robert Powell enlists a team of experts to help answer reader questions about Social Security changes in 2022.
5 things people get wrong about IRAs: Bankruptcy protection limits, inheritances and more
There are rules about IRAs that could come back to bite you. Learn more about how they’re treated in inheritance, tax and bankruptcy situations.
Fresh-start framing is like the New Year’s resolution of retirement savings – but it works
Fresh-start framing – increasing your retirement contributions on dates like Jan. 1, your birthday or work anniversary – can create a new beginning.
4 things couples need to know about Social Security survivors benefits
Couples need to figure out the amount of survivors benefits each would receive after the other dies and whose benefit should be claimed first.