The Social Security Administration’s Retirement Estimator gives you an automatic estimate of your Social Security benefit based on your actual earnings history, showing calculations for three key ages ...

Those planning for retirement, or inching ever-closer to that day where retirement will become a reality, certainly have a lot to look forward to. Sure, there's going to be some hurdles to jump over ...

Do you have a specific age when you want to retire, like 60 or 70 or somewhere in between? If you are targeting a certain ...

Calculating when you should retire requires evaluating all sources of your retirement income. There are many factors to consider, including your personal retirement goals. With multiple factors ...

Explore the Social Security benefit amounts you can receive at various retirement ages and whether the monthly amount or the lifetime amount matters more to you.

It's taboo to ask a person how much money they have, but we all want to know where we stand; here's some of the latest data.

Four clear-as-day variables are used to calculate your monthly Social Security check. There are well-defined advantages and drawbacks with an early (age 62), middle-ground (age 66), or late (age 70) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cicely Jones simplifies financial concepts for young professionals. This month, I spoke with a 52-year-old who was fed up with ...

One popular rule of thumb says that 60-year-olds should have eight times their salary saved for retirement. The typical 60-year old has far less money set aside. Some older adults may have to delay ...