With the SSA cutting in-person visits, going online is essential. Our guide walks you through setting up your account, using login.gov, and managing your benefits.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Do you remember Telephone, the game we played as kids?

Dear Rusty: I recently I heard the tail end of a radio program that was discussing “signing up for my Social Security account.” I am now 76 years old and have been receiving my SSA monthly amount ...