Dear Rusty: We could use guidance on optimum dates for my spouse to begin taking Social Security (SS). She doesn’t have…
Dear Rusty: Regarding Social Security’s financial issues, three people contributing to Social Security for every one beneficiary sounds to me like…
Dear Rusty: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43 years and started…
Dear Rusty: Help!! The Social Security Administration says I didn’t pay enough into my Social Security account, despite being a business…
Dear Rusty: I am 63 years old, and about to apply for my Social Security benefits. I am self-employed but only…
The Riddle: Why are my Spouse Benefits less than half? Probably the most common fallacy about SS spouse benefits is…
Dear Rusty: I am 67 and 9 months old, collecting a modest SS survivor benefit with plans to collect my own…
Dear Rusty: I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount)…
Dear Rusty: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare. She is still working full time as a nurse,…
Dear Rusty: I served in the U.S. Army from July 1964 to July 1967. Am I eligible for a higher Social…
Dear Rusty: Should I take my Social Security now at age 62, or wait till I am 65? I've been collecting…
Dear Rusty: You’ve said in the past that most people recoup their SS contributions within five years of starting benefits, thus…
Dear Rusty: I reached full retirement age back in June, but I have not yet filed to collect Social Security. My…
Dear Rusty: I will be retiring early next year but my question to you is: During the Obama administration, payroll taxes…
Dear Rusty: I turn 70 next month, October 3, and am making an application for Social Security benefits to begin in…