This process is known as the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. It is an important feature of the Social Security program, ...

Chatzky pointed out that IRAs play a crucial role in helping people bridge the retirement savings divide. For those who haven ...

The new bill comes as the Social Security trust fund approaches possible depletion and as Congress faces mounting pressure.

However, there's a problem. Social Security is facing a couple of serious issues that could negatively affect retirees in the ...

President Trump’s tax and spending megabill could speed up insolvency for Social Security’s trust funds, according to an ...

Social Security relies mostly on payroll tax revenue to cover its expenses. In the coming years, though, that income stream ...

Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't ...

The Administration will phase out paper benefit checks by Sept. 30, transitioning beneficiaries to direct deposit and Direct ...

Social Security is particularly vital for older women and people of color, who often work low-wage jobs that don’t offer ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) aims to help benefits maintain their buying power over time. Because ...

A bipartisan duo in the Senate has been garnering attention for a pitch aimed at shoring up the solvency of Social Security. The idea, pushed by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), ...