The average COLA over the last 25 years is about 2.5%, so if TSCL's 2026 COLA prediction is accurate, it should be an average ...

Based on projections, retirees should prepare for a larger increase than in 2025, but it still may not be good enough.

Social Security’s Facebook page is, from time to time, pockmarked with negative reviews of a new phone bot, which the agency ...

What does the "Big Beautiful" bill mean for your Social Security as a retiree - and how can you plan for the potential ...

Dear Quentin, I started thinking about retirement about 42 years ago when I opened my first IRA at 23. Since then, I have had ...

Reverse mortgages: Homeowners 62 and older can use a reverse mortgage to tap into their home equity while continuing to live ...

You'd assume that not being able to collect benefits could upend your retirement. But there's another factor that could cause ...

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively ...

In June 2025, for example, the average Social Security payment to retired workers was $2,005.05. Going back to the start of ...

The projected 2026 COLA increase is now 2.7%-up from 2.4%, the lowest in years. Here's how the change affects retiree ...

"The Social Security Administration continues to report the good news of improved response times by phone and greater ...

Mavious Redmond was sentenced to prison for pretending to be her deceased mother to claim Social Security Retirement ...