In 2024, the life expectancy for someone born in 1959 was 74 for men and 80.1 for women, according to a Social Security report. The report predicts continuing increases in life expectancy, which translates into even more years that beneficiaries will receive Social Security checks.

More Georgians will become eligible for Social Security benefits in 2025. But the Social Security full retirement age is increasing. Here's more.

“FRA is 66 years and 8 months for people born in 1958 and 66 and 10 months for those born in 1959; people born May 2, 1958, through Feb. 28, 1959, will reach it in 2025. Under current law, it will settle at 67 for people born in 1960 and afterward.”

Note that as of November, the average monthly Social Security benefit was $1,925 -- or about $23,000 annually. Of course, if you've earned more than average in your working life, you'll receive more,

If you've got Social Security on your mind, you need to know your "full retirement age" as your age in relation to that affects your benefit level.

What was created as a punch line has lived on for decades, on social media, the runway, and the red carpet. Cohen and Anderson Cooper returned to co-host CNN‘s 'New Year’s Eve Live' this year. There has been an NFL game every Thursday night since Week 1.

Deciding when to take Social Security benefits is one of the most important questions to answer in planning your retirement strategy. Second to that is understanding what might increase-or reduce-your benefit amount.

A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now in effect.