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Claiming before your FRA will result in permanent benefit reductions. So if you file at age 66 thinking it's your FRA, you might expect to receive your full benefit amount. But if your FRA is actually ...

Philippine Social Security System (SS) announces 2025 achievements including pension hikes and loan reforms, alongside 2026 expansion plans for micro-loans and hiring.

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The widow's penalty can reduce your Social Security income after a spouse dies. Learn how this works, why it happens, and ...

Retirement benefits are not a lifetime guarantee on autopilot. To keep monthly checks flowing, retirees have to keep meeting ...

I continually remind my readers that they shouldn't worry too much when they read or hear reports of Social Security's ...

Social Security benefits are projected to be cut by 2035. Learn how to grow your nest egg by saving and investing to unlock a financially secure retirement.

Discover if you can deduct IRA contributions based on your participation in employer-sponsored plans, filing status, and MAGI. Learn the rules you need to know.

Social Security is a popular but expensive program. With the trust fund facing depletion in just a few years, experts have ...

Higher earners will contribute more. The reform focuses on raising the Intergenerational Equity Mechanism, introducing a ...

A National Center of Geriatric Care and Gerontology? Why not? After all, we already have a Philippine Heart Center, a National Kidney Institute, a Children’s Medical Center, and so on. It’s an oldie ...