Social Security

A journalist who covers retirement security issues has written a manual packed with strategies for achieving a happy and fulfilling retirement despite the dismal economy.

A new Supreme Court decision has just added another reason to make sure the beneficiary designations on your retirement plans are up to date...

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

It may become harder for Medicare beneficiaries to find home health care due to a new rule. Although the rule changes the way home health care providers are reimbursed, it could affect patient care as well. ...

If you are married, there is a strategy that may allow you to claim some Social Security benefits immediately and then claim more benefits later. . .

This book is a practical guide to working with your parents to make financial plans and preserve legacies while you both still have the luxury of time.

A U.S. district court has approved a settlement agreement between the Social Security Administration and a group of individuals who had . . .

As members of the Boomer generation become caretakers for their parents, more and more guides are popping up to aid them. This one covers topics that other books often gloss over.

Social Security's Retirement Estimator is now available for people who have signed up for Medicare but are delaying retirement . . .