As an American taxpayer, you’ve likely heard about Social Security your entire working life, and perhaps even bemoaned the amount of taxes that are subtracted from your paycheck. However ...

Some Social Security recipients may have gotten an early New Year's Eve bounce in their bank account. It's not a mistake, it's due to the way the days fall on the benefit program's calendar.

If you have income from multiple sources in retirement, such as pensions, withdrawals from retirement accounts or side jobs, you may have to pay taxes on part of your Social Security benefits.

Social Security benefits will be paid monthly on one out of three Wednesdays Ward Williams is a full-time Editor for Investopedia focused on student loans and other financial products and services.

You can collect unemployment and Social Security benefits simultaneously, but doing so could impact your taxes. If you apply for Social Security before full retirement age, expect your monthly ...

That's leaving many people wondering how Social Security would be affected if the federal government shuts its doors. Fortunately, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is one of the government ...

Some Social Security recipients may have gotten an early New Year's Eve bounce in their bank account. It's not a mistake, it's due to the way the days fall on the benefit program's calendar.

mphillips007 / Getty Images Social Security is a government program that serves about 68 million people, so you might use one word to describe it: complicated. Hats off to the Social Security ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits. The Social Security Fairness Act ...

Applying for Social Security benefits is the easy part. You can apply online, by telephone or at your local Social Security office. The hard part is deciding when to apply for your Social Security ...

Social Security is more confusing than ever. Myths abound. Below, you’ll find a complete set of 25 facts to help you understand Social Security and its benefits more than ever. These are facts ...

Social Security has a big birthday coming up next year -- it's turning 90! It's kept many millions of people out of poverty for decades and was recently supporting more than 71 million people with ...