Last month, Open Retirement covered President Obama’s push for tighter rules on brokers who manage the retirement accounts of Americans; the rules would hold brokers to a “fiduciary ...

Question: I don’t see where the extra 8 percent comes from if you wait until 70 to collect Social Security if you quit working and have no income from age 65 until that time. The ...

Question: My husband is three years older, and he plans to retire in two years at age 65, and I plan to retire at 62. I have had the higher income for many years. My Social Security ...

About 23,000 San Francisco workers will enjoy new cost-of-living increases during retirement after a court restored the annual benefit boosts over the weekend. In 2011, voters approved ...

Question: My husband died in 1992 when he was 40 and I was 35. At the time, our triplets were five years old, and I received the maximum family benefit until they graduated from high ...

Question: I am age 66 and I am not sure I should take my Social Security now. My wife is age 55 and we file jointly. I earn over $150,000 a year and she earns $50,000 a year. I own ...

Lawmakers in Washington state are considering two separate bills that aim to tweak pension benefits for new government hires. One proposal would cap the amount of income that can be ...

Question: My husband is 61 (I’m 41) and we have two young children. I know there is a family limit to how much he can collect in Social Security. If he files and suspends at 62, ...

Question: I was born in 1952. Seven years ago, my ex and I divorced after 25 years of marriage. During our marriage, I worked for his business, without pay, so we did not contribute ...

The top Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday made it clear that the fight over state pension changes will only become harder fought in the coming months. Sen. Jake Corman ...