Scams of all kinds are on the rise. Internet, phone and mail scams gain momentum. Seems like theirs a scammer on every corner. Stealing your Social Security benefits may be on a scammers to-do list. You can protect yourself. This article will help.

The once obscure rule that it is possible to reconsider your decision to start Social Security payments has been in many of the newspapers and financial magazines of late.

There are over 50 million elderly and disabled Americans receiving Social Security payments. Not all, but many of these people depend on their payment to just provide for their own basic needs. For full disclosure, my five-year-old handicapped daughter receives an SSI payment.

A look at the new online Social Security Administration application and how it makes life more convenient.