In prior columns, I gave readers a brief history of Social Security by highlighting the major changes to the program brought about by annual amendments to the original Social Security law. Every once ...

In August 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law, with the first retired-worker benefit being issued in January 1940. For decades, this prized social program has been providing a financial ...

America's leading retirement program is facing a greater than $23 trillion funding shortfall through 2098, as well as possible benefit cuts in just nine years. Trump has proposed eliminating the ...

Many retirees are surprised by smaller Social Security checks. Learn how earnings history, early claims, or missing work years can reduce your monthly benefit.

The last few weeks have been the most destabilizing for Social Security in its 90-year history. America’s historic retirement security program has survived world wars, pandemics, and recessions. But ...

When the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935, its purpose was to provide a financial foundation for America's aging workforce. Nine decades later, this mission is still being fulfilled, ...