President Donald Trump has tapped businessman Frank Bisignano as the Social Security Commissioner. What could that mean for you?

Social Security benefits become available to those who qualify as early as the age of 62, but if you can wait until 70, you'll get the maximum payment in your monthly check. That said, sometimes it doesn't make financial sense to wait.

The start of a new year usually means changes to Social Security, and this year is no different. The changes to Social Security retirement benefits and changes that affect workers still paying into the program often get the most attention,

The number of people collecting Social Security survivor benefits in the U.S. has dropped by nearly 50,000 over the past year. The Social Security Administration (SSA) delivers survivor benefits to nearly 6 million people each year.

You bring up a point we frequently hear – that if, instead of paying into Social Security, I had invested the same money in the stock market I would have gotten more. That, of course, might be the case if you had the unwavering discipline to religiously invest the equivalent amount in the market,

Social Security is a safety net most Americans believe they'll be able to access when they retire. However, the important benefits program often feels at risk of being dismantled or depleted --

Migrants paid more than $25 billion toward Social Security in 2022 although they can't collect retirement benefits.