Don't expect it to provide the lion's share of your retirement income. It's best to set up multiple income streams you can rely on. Take time to have an overall retirement plan in place. For starters, ...

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.

Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...