A major shift in the US retirement landscape has quietly taken effect, correcting what many long considered to be an unfair ...

The Fairness Act has rolled back old rules that reduced benefits for certain public workers and their spouses.

You've probably read multiple headlines about changes to Social Security, or maybe you're about to retire and wondering if ...

Combined income is your adjusted gross income plus any tax-exempt interest and half your Social Security benefit.

For years, public workers have received reduced Social Security benefits because of two provisions in the Social Security Act: 1983’s Windfall Elimination Provision and 1977’s Government Pension ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that will provide financial relief for some. Here’s ...

More people claiming Social Security in their early 60s won’t have a negative long-term impact on the program’s finances ...

For some Social Security recipients, benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount in the coming months. Meanwhile, some others may have recently gotten a bump in their benefits. The Social Security ...

In January of this year, the Social Security Fairness Act (the “Act”) was signed into law, marking a potentially significant change for certain retirees who receive pensions from public sector work.

Social Security faces funding challenges, but most benefits aren’t vanishing. Here’s what to expect—and how to plan—based on your age.

For some Social Security recipients, upcoming benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount as the SSA is expected to begin withholding 50% of benefits for those who have been overpaid but have yet ...