Governments eye citizens’ pension savings to ease debt strain
As fiscal pressures deepen from aging populations and pandemic-era debt, governments are increasingly tapping into a tempting source…
Maximum Social Security benefit for 2026, after the 2.8% COLA
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images The new 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment doesn’t just increase Social Security checks,…
Social Security payroll tax cap rises to $184,500 in 2026
Next year, millions of workers will be subject to a new maximum earnings threshold for Social Security payroll…
How to create a plan
More from Your Money: Here’s a look at more stories on how to manage, grow and protect your…
Social Security 2.8% COLA 2026 benefit increase explained
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, the Social…
Some retirees ‘wish it would be more’
People shop in Bayonne, New Jersey on April 8, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Social…
Social Security’s retirement age language may change
Brothers91 | E+ | Getty Images Deciding when to claim Social Security retirement benefits is a big decision…
Retirement will ‘take a miracle’ for 21%, Natixis survey finds
Helovi | E+ | Getty Images Americans are feeling more optimistic when it comes to retirement. Just 21%…
Inflation is retirees’ ‘greatest enemy’
M Swiet Productions | Getty Images As a financial planner in the early 90s, William “Bill” Bengen confronted…
Having a bridge strategy can help
M Swiet Productions | Getty Images Eligibility for Social Security retirement benefits starts at age 62. But for…
Trump pick to lead Social Security faces questions on DOGE involvement
Frank Bisignano testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination to be Commissioner of the Social Security…