Social Security

As you approach retirement, you must decide when to begin taking your Social Security benefits. You have three options: You may begin taking benefits between age 62 and your full retirement age, you can wait until your full retirement age,...

A new Web site has been launched to help families of children with special needs preserve medical and other benefits...

A book by an elder law attorney covers the human side of aging, tackling issues and problems that similar references often overlook.

An accountant explains how taxes and penalties could consume up to 90 percent of a retirement account, and offers five easy steps to prevent this from happening.

A prominent personal finance expert helps you find your magic number: how much you need in order to retire.

If you or someone in your family is a veteran, you may want to check out our new section on...

Newspaper columnist Jim Miller has written a book packed with resources and basic, need-to-know information on a broad range of topics of vital interest to seniors.

Social Security&#39s financial outlook worsened slightly last year, but the program&#39s financial difficulties pale...

There is much opposition to the Bush administration&#39s proposal to partially privatize Social Security, according ...