Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week she's looking at six questions on the taxation of ...

Readers are always asking me if I could recommend a good book about Social Security. I always steer them to Social Security: Simple and Smart - 10 Easy-To-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All ...

Age 62 is the earliest point to claim Social Security. Filing then will result in reduced monthly benefits. It's not necessarily a mistake to file that early, though. On a recent trip, my husband and ...

While surveys show Americans worry Social Security may run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says. But just how much future monthly checks amount to will depend on elected lawmakers.

People often think of "reaching retirement" as one set date—and at least from an employment standpoint, that's largely true. Most people only retire from the workforce once. But many of the ...