You can collect Social Security by age 62, but full retirement age isn't until 66 or 67. Further, those who delay their retirement benefit receive a credit.

Better retirement benefits can support young talent as they juggle caregiving responsibilities, AI fears and high levels of ...

The average monthly benefit for Social Security recipients at the end of 2024 was $1,925. For recipients aged 69, the average monthly benefit is slightly higher at $1,945. Image source: Getty Images.

The Social Security Administration has processed 2.3M benefit adjustments. But that still leaves roughly 900K Americans waiting on their extra money.

The average Social Security benefit for retired workers has more than doubled since 2000, and it will continue to increase in the future.

Per the Schroders 2024 U.S. Retirement Survey, 43% of pre-retirees plan to start Social Security before age 67, and only 10% plan to wait until 70.

Less than half of current retirees think they will have enough savings in retirement. Can benefit managers intervene before it's too late?

Many people don't know their full retirement age, aren’t sure at what age they are or were eligible for full retirement benefits, or take benefits too early.

There is a little-known Social Security benefit that about 714,000 people receive each year. It’s not retirement, disability, survivor or spousal benefits either.

Shifting from traditional 401(k) matches, IBM will now contribute 5% of employee salaries to a newly established retirement account, mirroring pension plan benefits.

If you start getting benefits in 2023 at age 62 and you are the wage earner, the retirement benefit you will receive is reduced to 70% of the amount payable at your full retirement age.