Reckless spending has been driving Social Security toward a fiscal cliff. Scheduled benefits will have to be cut by 23 percent in 2033 to keep the program solvent. This is the grim conclusion drawn by ...

Financial pros recommend waiting as long as possible to claim your Social Security benefits. Most Americans say they're ...

(WKRC) — Starting next month, some Americans will see a significant reduction in their Social Security checks as the Social Security Administration (SSA) moves to recover billions of dollars in ...

One of the architects behind the cutbacks to Medicaid is defending what he calls necessary reforms to the federal health insurance program. U.S. Rep Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) says it's time state ...

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...

Public confidence in the future of Social Security has dipped in the last five years, with younger Americans found to be more pessimistic about it, according to an AARP survey. The survey found that ...

There's nothing of greater significance to Social Security beneficiaries than the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal, which is slated for Oct. 15. Based on independent estimates, Social ...

Knowing how much of their safety net can be relied upon—and how much they need to have saved to maintain a comfortable lifestyle—is of crucial importance to Americans as they plan and manage their ...

Social Security faces insolvency by 2032, forcing policymakers to weigh politically fraught options. Commissioner Frank Bisignano said “everything’s being considered,” as America’s retiree population ...