What if the safety net you've been counting on for decades suddenly started fraying faster than anyone expected? For tens of ...

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

It's important to have a sense of the current timeline.

Importantly, there are basically three ways to resolve Social Security's financial problems: (1) increase revenue, (2) reduce ...

There are millions of Americans today who rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet. And it’s not just seniors who ...

Social Security is one of the most important (and most misunderstood) programs in the United States.

Despite his administration's talk about shrinking the size and cost of government, President Donald Trump has been careful to exclude entitlements like Social Security from consideration for serious ...

Social Security faces a fundamental problem that millions of Americans will soon confront directly. The program’s retirement ...

Didn’t earn so much during your working years? It’s likely you’re still eligible for retiree benefits from the Social ...

I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...