Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s Social Security question is about the mechanics of filing ...

Q: The recent changes to Social Security have altered my retirement strategy. I am eligible for restricted application; I was born in 1952. But I am confused about how to maximize my wife’s and my ...

Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 people become eligible each day to file for Social Security retirement benefits, and, as the world goes, the Social Security Administration is driving them to apply for ...

Q: My wife will be 65 in April 2016. Once she reaches her full retirement age, will she still have the option of filing a "restricted application” for spousal benefits? Will she be allowed to defer ...