458 earlier episodes, from before the podcast moved to its current home. Each one still plays here. Back to Ask Rusty
- 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)
- Social Security Podcast 25: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); Family Maximum and SSDI; SSDI and early and full retirement ages; SSDI and spousal benefits; SSDI appeals; Working while on SSDI or SSI; Ticket to Work; Trial work periods
- Social Security Podcast 24: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Qualification for each; Compassionate Allowance Conditions; Quick Disability Determinations (QDD); Protective filing date; Workers Comp. and SSDI
- Social Security Podcast 23: Women and SS; Claiming statistics; Benefit comparisons (male vs. female); Importance of maximizing benefits; terminology; Full retirement age; Medicare issues; Restricted application; Types of benefits available
- Social Security Podcast 22: Understanding "Notch Babies" and the rules affecting them; CSRS offset; Name issues; Railroad Retirement issues
- Social Security Podcast 21: Dealing with SSA misinformation; Errors in the SSA "Death File"; Handling overpayments
- Social Security Podcast 20: When to claim benefits; Unemployment issues; Planning for cash flow in retirement;
- Social Security Podcast 19: Clarification of where to receive broadcasts; Implications of working abroad (totalization/bilateral agreements, impact on spousal benefits); Foreign workers and Social Security benefits
- Social Security Podcast 18: Benefits for divorced spouses and dependent children; Restricted Applications; When to retire