The president's unwillingness to touch the third rail of entitlement programs does not change the reality that a reckoning is ...

The longer Congress waits to act, the more severe the consequences to shore up Social Security’s finances will be. Analysts ...

The average payout could drop to $1,580 per month after 2034 -- a 19% drop from the current average retirement payout.

Some supporters of Social Security privatization suggest allowing workers to invest a portion of their current contributions ...

The majority of Social Security recipients do not pay state taxes on their retirement income. As it stands, only nine states ...

I’m getting ready to retire so I’m also wondering if I were to take my ex-husband’s Social Security amount, not mine, at age ...

The Social Security trustees say the program is still solvent, but Trump immigration and tax policies could deliver serious ...

Although Donald Trump didn't hold up his end of the bargain by eliminating the taxation of benefits, select retirees are ...

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...

The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits.

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