It's smart to set up multiple income streams for retirement, in addition to Social Security. Start working on building such streams well before you retire -- and ideally, well before you turn 60. Thinking outside the box might yield other effective strategies.

Social Security payments are coming October 8, 2025. Millions of Americans will get paid. Social Security beneficiaries with birthdays from the 1st to 10th are included. The amount depends on your work history and age.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a big change to the program starting Sept. 30, 2025 — but don’t worry, it’s not a cut to benefits. Instead, that’s the day that the SSA will stop issuing paper checks. This shift to completely ...

The third wave of Social Security payments for the month of September is set to be sent to recipients this week, but as we near the end of 2025, changes to the government program are set to come into effect. September will mark the last month you can ...

Christopher Hendrix sees Social Security as a “supplement” to his retirement income in the future, but not as something he should expect or rely on. Hendrix, 24, and a National Youth Advisory Board member for the nonprofit advocacy organization Young ...

Social Security has just turned 90, and it's a vital program, lifting some 22 million people above the poverty line, per the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. An eye-opening 56% of respondents in the 2025 Nationwide Retirement Institute's Social ...

The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be distributed this week, with this month marking the first under the agency’s new paperless policy. Starting in October, most recipients will need to have a direct deposit ...

Beginning Sept. 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop sending paper checks to recipients. For those who don't have a checking account and need time, the SSA says there will be exceptions made. Beneficiaries can choose between depositing ...