Review your Social Security earnings record before 2026 to fix errors that could shrink future benefits. Learn how to check, ...

Choose your claiming age carefully and understand how this affects the size of your benefit. It's best to apply several months in advance of when you hope to claim. Gather your documents ahead of time ...

The current government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Services are being pared back, though not Social Security and Medicare. If the past offers a clue, the current stalemate may end when ...