You can get up to six months of retroactive benefits in a lump sum from Social Security, but should you?

Major financial decisions aren’t easy, especially as you’re mourning the loss of your partner. You need to figure out which choice is better for you — taking a lump-sum payout now or claiming your ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve read that the Social Security Administration offers a lump-sum payment to new retirees who need extra cash. I haven’t yet filed for my retirement benefits and would like to ...

Rajeev Dhir is a writer with 10+ years of experience as a journalist with a background in broadcast, print, and digital newsrooms. Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since ...

Patricia Andrews Fearon and Friedrich M. Götz from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge have published an important article entitled “The Zero-Sum Mindset”, in which they present the ...