426 earlier episodes, from before the podcast moved to its current home. Each one still plays here. Back to Ask Rusty
- Social Security Podcast 45: Retirement income expectations; Signing up for Medicare; Spousal/Survivor benefits; Early filing and earning limits; Issues affecting military service (Social Security and Medical Benefits);
- Social Security Podcast 44: WEP & GPO basics and the mechanics of impact on SS benefits; Definition of "Substantial Earnings"; FERS & CSRS
- Social Security Podcast 43: Conversion of benefits from one type to another; Collecting spousal benefits while on disability; When benefits are paid; Filing for disability benefits after starting benefits; Applying for disability; Compassionate Allowances
- Social Security Podcast 42: Survivor benefits; Working while collecting benefits as a survivor; Correcting mistakes made by Social Security; Obtaining copies of old w-2s; Retention of tax returns; Appealing Medicare penalties; IRMAA
- Social Security Podcast 41: Social Security for singles; Earnings limit; Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs); Impact of filing early; "Do Over" option; Divorced spouse benefits Restricted applications;
- Social Security Podcast 40: Claiming SS early; "Do Over" option; The "One Word" myth; Breakeven age; Suspending benefits; SS solvency; Indexing of earnings; Rounding of dollar values
- Social Security Podcast 39: Family maximum/combined family maximum/Impact on benefits; Dependent children aging out of eligibility; Child-in-care benefit Handling overpayments
- Social Security Podcast 38: Issues facing small business owners and self-employed workers; "Substantial Service;" Employing family members; How DRCs are calculated and paid out;
- Social Security Podcast 37: Drawing benefits while working and investing the dollars vs. deferring and taking DRCs; How DRCs are calculated; Breakeven analyses; Spousal benefits and DRCs; "First Year Rule" and the earnings test
- Social Security Podcast 36: Maximizing SS benefits for couples; Importance of full retirement age; Spousal benefits/"Spousal Boost;" Earnings test; Deemed filing; Restricted; Application rules
- Social Security Podcast 35: Creating/Use of a “my Social Security" account; Two-factor authentication security
- Social Security Podcast 34: Women and Social Security
- Social Security Podcast 33: Social Security issues and military service; Veterans benefits; Health care issues
- Social Security Podcast 32: Medicare - Continuation of previous session discussion; Enrollment periods
- Social Security Podcast 31: Medicare; Trust fund structures; COLAs and Medicare's Hold Harmless Provision; Taking Medicare before Social Security
- Social Security Podcast 30: The "Do Over" option; Suspending benefits; Earning credits; Scam attacks involving seniors and Social Security;
- Social Security Podcast 29: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP); Government Pension Offset (GPO)
- Social Security Podcast 28: 2019 Social Security Trustees Report; SS Solvency issues; INcome Tax on SS; Early retirement and working;
- Social Security Podcast 27: Understanding Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs); Break-even analysis
- Social Security Podcast 26: Women and Social Security (continued)