Social Security's full retirement age is changing next year, affecting when the youngest baby boomers and Gen Xers can ...

More specifically, it is the full retirement age that is changing in 2026. Technically, you can start claiming retirement ...

Understanding the full retirement age (FRA) for Social Security is extremely important so you can make informed choices about your benefits. This can be more complicated than you’d think because FRA ...

Full retirement age or “normal retirement age” was 65 years old for a long time. However, starting with people born in 1938 ...

Among the options for salvaging the Social Security trust fund is pushing full retirement age (FRA) to 70. Low- and ...

Age 62 is a significant one in the context of Social Security. The reason? It’s the earliest age to sign up for monthly benefits. In fact, 62 has long been the most popular age for claiming Social ...

Social Security will see major changes in 2026, including a 2.8% COLA increase that will raise the average monthly check by ...

Social Security will deliver a 2.8% COLA in January 2026. The average retirement check will rise by around $56 per month.

Although Social Security's official full retirement age -- or FRA – is somewhere between 66 and 67 (depending on when you ...

Last year, more than 20% of newly awarded retired workers claimed Social Security as soon as possible at age 62, so they ...

Is 65 still the standard retirement age? Layoffs and health issues result in many leaving the workforce early.