All Social Security recipients who are collecting benefits get the COLA because otherwise their buying power would decline each year as prices rise, and they'd end up relying too much on their 401 (k) ...

But it's not a given that you'll qualify for Social Security in retirement. You might assume that once you reach a certain ...

Pension plans often include spousal survivor benefits, which allow surviving spouses to receive part of the pension payments after the pension holder’s death. These benefits can play a key role in ...

Learn how to claim the $255 Social Security survivor benefit, who qualifies, and how new proposals could raise the amount.

If you check those three boxes, you're eligible to receive up to 50% of your spouse's primary insurance amount (PIA), which ...

My husband and I were married for 10 months before he passed away. But we were together for eight years. He had a very healthy pension, probably about $8,000 a month. We called to find out what the ...

The bill, called the HERO Act, would make death benefits payable to survivors immediately upon a line-of-duty death. It would ...

Over five months after the state approved same-sex marriage, Boeing has decided to extend its pension and retirement survivor benefits to gay spouses and domestic partners, Washington Congressman Adam ...