458 earlier episodes, from before the podcast moved to its current home. Each one still plays here. Back to Ask Rusty
- Social Security Podcast 17: Common-Law marriages; Spouses with large age differences
- Social Security Podcast 16: Divorced spouses; Multiple ex-spouses; Survivor benefits for ex-spouses; Remarrying while collecting benefits on an ex-spouse's record
- Social Security Podcast 15: The earnings limit test; The First Year Rule; Cancelled vs. suspended benefits; Working while on drawing Social Security benefits.
- Social Security Podcast 14: FICA tax relationship to benefits; Extra earnings credit for military service, VA and Medicare Part B; Spousal benefits vs. Survivor benefits.
- Social Security Podcast 13: Medicare w/o Claiming SS Benefits; How to pay for Medicare; Declining Medicare Part B and Part D; Estimated Benefits
- Social Security Podcast 12: How and when to begin drawing benefits; Survivors benefits, Earnings Test; HSA-Medicare; SS payment schedules and Holiday schedules
- Social Security Podcast 11: Entitlement debate; How Trust Funds Earn Money; Working to Replace Zero Earnings Years; Working past FRA; Signing Up for Medicare
- Social Security Podcast 10: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP); Government Pension Offset (GPO)
- Social Security Podcast 9: Survivor Benefits; Widow Cap; Other Dependents; "Claw Back" rule; Family Maximum; family maximum
- Social Security Podcast 8: Spousal benefits; restricted application; deemed filing; ex-spouse benefits; multiple ex-spouses; Common Law marriages; Remarriages
- Social Security Podcast 7: Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA); Hold Harmless provision; Trust Funds; Scams about extra money available
- Social Security Podcast 6: Taxation of SS benefits; Earnings test
- Social Security Podcast 5: The lingering effects of BBA - 2015 changes, current restricted application rules
- Social Security Podcast 4: Myths and misunderstandings about SS (including myths about the raiding of the trust funds); Enrolling in Medicare and Social Security
- Social Security Podcast 3: Basics - how benefits are calculated, FRA early/delayed retirement and impacts on monthly benefit amount, breakeven analysis
- Social Security Podcast 2: Basics: Types of benefits (retiree, spouses, survivors, disabled), eligibility, earning benefits; Filing for benefits; Earnings Test
- Social Security Podcast 1: AMAC & Foundation intro, SSAS overview history, Ask Rusty overview, Advisor intros, 2019 SS facts and figures; Sample question: When to Retire?
- Child Benefits Stopped at 18