CHICAGO (Reuters) - As a retirement columnist, I know it makes sense to wait at least until my full retirement age to file for Social Security. Here's what I didn't know: My wife and I could boost our combined lifetime benefits nearly 15 percent through a coordinated series of delayed and spousal be Full story
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Candidates for a U.S. House seat formerly held by Democrat Gabrielle Giffords differ on what do to keep the Social Security system solvent. Full story
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Career change often begins with a jolting disruption, like a job loss, a health problem or family issues. Full story
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits. Full story
Senator Tom Coburn talks with Ezra Klein about his objections to Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge and the way Norquist defines a tax increase - objections increasingly shared by new Republican legislators.
As Spain’s recession deepens, more workers are being shunted into an underground economy that amounts to as much as a fifth of Spain’s gross domestic product, according to some estimates. Full story
Financial experts Jean Chatzky, David Bach, and Sharon Epperson tackle viewers’ financial dilemmas, including how to afford insurance and open a retirement account, and whether to take early Social Security benefits when you’re unemployed.
Chris Matthews says that political organizations should be helping voters obtain government-issued IDs so everyone can exercise their right to vote, and that television pundits should be encouraging that effort.
Experts warn that children's Social Security numbers are an easy target. KNSD's Bob Hansen reports.
Top Talkers: A new government report shows funds for Social Security will be depleted by 2033, which is three years sooner than previously estimated. The Morning Joe panel discusses entitlement reform.
Newsweek’s Zachary Karabell discusses the growing concerns about Social Security programs after an annual government report showed they’ll run out of money sooner than expected.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner listens to Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue speak during a briefing on the release of Social Security and Medicare trustees reports at the Treasury in Washington May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Forensic experts work on the scene after unknown gunmen opened fire on an ambulance, killing the driver, two patients and a relative of one of the patients in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011. According to social security authorities on the ambulance and witne
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 18: In this photo illustration U.S. Treasury checks are piled at the U.S. Treasury printing facility July 18, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Obama recently stated that he can't guarantee retirees will receive their Social Security checks in August if the House
