Regularly reviewing your Social Security statement helps ensure accuracy, plan retirement, and maximize benefits.

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Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. retirees, especially around what some are calling “tax-free Social Security.” ...

Department of Government Efficiency employees at the Social Security Administration put the records of more than 300 million Americans at risk by creating a copy of the data in a vulnerable cloud ...

The seal of the Social Security Administration outside the agency's headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The seal of the Social Security Administration outside the agency's ...

Department of Government Efficiency employees at the Social Security Administration put the records of more than 300 million Americans at risk by creating a copy of the data in a vulnerable cloud ...

A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans' sensitive information says he's resigning his post ...

In January 2026, several changes to Social Security will take effect, impacting everything from credits and taxes to benefit checks and full retirement age (FRA) rules. Knowing about these updates ...