Three main boxes must be checked to be eligible for Social Security spousal benefits: The primary claiming spouse must ...

Married couples that don't understand how spousal benefits work could miss out on income in retirement.

Claiming benefits early reduces your monthly benefit by 5/9 of 1% monthly, up to 36 months. Every additional month after that ...

If you find yourself debating whether to go the spousal benefits route, here are three things to know beforehand.

As you gear up to enjoy your retirement, there's one form of treatment you may want to prioritize before you leave the ...

A new proposal could cap Social Security benefits at $100,000. Here’s who it impacts, why it’s gaining traction, and what it ...

Americans used to think of 65 as the expected retirement age. But those days are gone, and today's retirement math is ...

The City of Enterprise has approved updates to its retiree health insurance policy that enhance benefits for long-serving employees while continuing the city's commitment to fairness, transparency, ...

It has been more than 20 years since I began writing this “retirement planning” column and more than 40 years since I started studying federal benefits so that I could teach and counsel federal ...

Boise State University, in partnership with Idaho higher education peers, will begin sunsetting the Retiree Life Insurance ...

ERISA, which Congress enacted in 1974, sets requirements for employer-sponsored benefit plans, including retirement and ...

For others, lagging retirement savings may mean working later than anticipated. Early retirement can have both positive and negative consequences. While early retirees enjoy more leisure time, they ...