To plan smart for retirement, estimate your Social Security benefits years before you'll need the money. Here's how to do it.

One of the key retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Using a retirement calculator can help you determine the ideal retirement age to start Social Security payments ...

This article walks through determining how much Social Security you'll receive.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at ...

Those planning for retirement, or inching ever-closer to that day where retirement will become a reality, certainly have a lot to look forward to. Sure, there's going to be some hurdles to jump over ...

Estimate your monthly 2025 VA disability benefit based on your individual financial situation. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Based on the most recent inflation data, 2025's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is now estimated at 2.5%. That's a notch below previous estimates and lower than 2024's 3.2% COLA. However, there's a ...

The Social Security Administration’s Retirement Estimator gives you an automatic estimate of your Social Security benefit based on your actual earnings history, showing calculations for three key ages ...

One thing soon-to-be retirees need to start looking at carefully is where they fall in terms of Social Security benefits. Whether you start taking withdrawals at 62, 67, or 70, it’s important to ...