16 things to know before you begin taking Social Security benefits What you don't know about Social Security can cost you.  Social Security may very well be the most important social program in this country: It is tasked with providing a financial foundation for tens of millions of seniors. Yet many retirees, and probably a [...]

Social Security beneficiaries may get biggest raise in 6 years Social Security beneficiaries are projected to receive a 2.2% cost-of-living increase next year, the most since 2011, the trustees who oversee the program said Thursday. That would be about $30 a month for the average retired worker. But It's a relative bonanza compared to the 0.3% [...]