Well, Social Security is officially 90 years old. The program was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 during the Great Depression, designed to provide economic security for older workers, people with disabilities, and those who've just lost their job. This anniversary is also a good reminder of a few key deadlines coming up.First, the Social Security Administration is going paperless on September 30th. That means no more paper checks for benefit payments. So, be sure that you and your lo ...

It's guaranteed income. It is an income stream financial protection for people who are retired for their survivors and for disabled Americans. And a lot of people don't understand, well, how is it funded.It's funded by you by payroll taxes that you've put into it. And you're able to get these benefits for your lifetime after you start claiming them in retirement. The thing that that people need to know is when to claim them.And what that is is your full retirement age. It's not the same as Medicare and it m ...