The most common complaints I hear from readers about Social Security relate to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduce Social Security ...

Pensions used to be fairly standard for private-sector workers in the United States, but that was long ago. Only one-quarter of civilian workers were offered a traditional pension plan as recently as ...

Q: Last year, I started working as a self-employed Web page designer. What must I do to get credit for my income with the IRS and Social Security? A: You report your net earnings for Social Security ...

Ask Rusty – How Will My Wife’s Social Security Be Affected by her Teacher’s Pension? Dear Rusty: My wife, born in 1960, was a Texas school teacher for about 10 years and receives a $1,000 per month ...