The future of Social Security remains uncertain, forcing people to ask questions like, "Will Social Security run out?" or "Why is Social Security in trouble all the time if everyone pays into ...

A: You and your friends are all wrong. Social Security retirement benefits are based on the highest 35 years of earnings.

If you have at least 35 years of earnings at or above the threshold, you may be in line for the maximum possible benefit in ...

Lawmakers quietly added a fund intended to comply with federal rules about pensions for newer state workers. If it works, ...

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...

The cost-of-living adjustment, commonly referred to as COLA, has been a long-standing element of Social Security benefits, ...

The Social Security taxable wage base is set to rise in 2025, impacting how much high-income earners contribute.

I've written many columns explaining how Social Security benefits are figured. So, I'm not really going to do that today.

If you want to do your own calculations, you can check your estimated benefit at different ages with your Social Security ...

Illinois lawmakers have learned in recent years that Tier 2 benefits for some employees fail the “Safe Harbor” Social ...

However, not all wages count. You pay Social Security taxes only on income up to something called the “wage base limit,” and any income earned above this limit is not subject to Social ...

Workers will pay Social Security (payroll) taxes on income up to $176,100 in 2025. To raise more revenue, why can’t we just raise the cap on payroll taxes? Social Security was designed to be ...