426 earlier episodes, from before the podcast moved to its current home. Each one still plays here. Back to Ask Rusty
- Social Security Podcast 66: Medicare rules while still working; Spousal benefits; Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Social Security Podcast 65: Filing early vs. filing late; Strategies to maximize monthly benefits
- Social Security Podcast 64: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and mandatory early retirement; Incarceration and benefits; Related disability issues
- Social Security Podcast 63: Veterans issues; Understanding the "Special Extra Earnings for Military Service" provision; Military credits; Disability issues for veterans; Medicare Part B for veterans
- Social Security Podcast 62: Appealing Social Security errors and disability decisions; Disability determinations; Understanding IRMAA and Part D penalties;
- Social Security Podcast 61: Survivor/Widow(er) benefits; Spousal benefits; Benefits available to dependents; Understanding the Family Maximum
- Social Security Podcast 60: OIG Semi-annual report to Congress; SS fraud hotline; whistleblower protection; SS responsibilities re: advice to claimants (i.e. surviving spouse options, etc.)
- Social Security Podcast 59: WEP and GPO; CSRS Offset; Income-related monthly adjustment amount
- Social Security Podcast 58: Working and paying Social Security taxes; Taxation of benefits; Strategy of working while drawing benefits and investing Social Security benefits
- Social Security Podcast 57: Common law and same-sex marriages; Ex-spouses, multiple ex-spouses; and surviving ex-spouses; Remarriage implications
- Social Security Podcast 56: How to maximize your benefits; Restricted Applications; Benefit Analyses
- Social Security Podcast 55: The myth of Social Security going broke
- Social Security Podcast 54: Claiming disability (SSDI); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Early Retirement; Ticket-to-Work Program
- Social Security Podcast 53: Filing and continuing to work ("Earnings test"); First-year rule; Over-payment of benefits
- Social Security Podcast 52: When to apply: Early, FRA, or age 70; Relationship to spousal and survivor benefits; Filing for Medicare
- Social Security Podcast 51: How is my benefit calculated? Filing early vs. after FRA; How about when you don't have enough credits; Correcting errors; mySSA accounts
- Social Security Podcast 50: COLAs; "Hold harmless" provision
- Social Security Podcast 49: Medicare and HSAs; Working and enrolling in Medicare; Creditable coverage definition; Enrollment penalties
- Social Security Podcast 48: Benefits for children/stepchildren/grandchildren and adult disabled children
- Social Security Podcast 47: Spousal benefits vs. survivors benefits; Effect of DRCs; Early vs. FRA claiming; Restricted application