Articles by Russell Gloor, AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor

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Articles by Russell Gloor, AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor

Ask Rusty – What If I Delay but Die Before Claiming Social Security?

Ask Rusty – I’m Approaching 65 – Should I Claim Social Security?

Ask Rusty – I’m Concerned About Social Security Solvency

Ask Rusty – Should Octogenarians Tell Social Security They Married?

Ask Rusty – About “Survivor” Benefits vs. “Spousal” Benefits

Ask Rusty – About Social Security Benefits for My Minor Children

Ask Rusty – Why Can’t I Get Social Security Disability on My Own or My Husband’s Record?

Ask Rusty – What Can I Earn in My First Year Collecting Social Security?

Ask Rusty – Retired Public Servant Feels Government Pension Offset is “Unjust”

Ask Rusty – Why Should a Non-working Spouse be Entitled to Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – Widow Stung by Social Security’s “Claw Back” Rule

Ask Rusty – How Do I Withdraw My Application for Social Security?

Ask Rusty – Cutting Social Security Will Make Me Lose My Home!

Ask Rusty – What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit?

Ask Rusty – Can International College Students Get Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – About Social Security’s “First Year Rule”

Ask Rusty – Canadian Expat Angry About His Reduced U.S. Social Security

Ask Rusty – Will Social Security Be There for Me?

Ask Rusty – About Difficulty with Social Security’s Sign-in Process

Ask Rusty – What Counts for Social Security’s Earnings Limit?

Ask Rusty – Will My Work Earnings Affect My Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – Will the Family Maximum Limit My Benefits?

Ask Rusty – Should I Claim Social Security Now?

Ask Rusty – Can I Get Survivor Benefits While Still Working?

Ask Rusty – Retired Federal Employee Has Small Social Security Benefit

Ask Rusty – Will My Wife’s Benefit Change My Claiming Decision?

Ask Rusty – Can A Working Widow Collect Survivor Benefits?

Ask Rusty – For Some Simple Guidance About Medicare

Ask Rusty – How Do I Avoid Pitfalls and Get Maximum Social Security?

Ask Rusty – When Is My Wife Eligible for Full Survivor Benefits?

Ask Rusty – How Do I Get My Social Security As Soon As Possible?

Ask Rusty – Why Don’t I Get Annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)?

Ask Rusty – How Do I Handle an Overpayment Notice from Social Security?

Ask Rusty – How Do Social Security Survivor Benefits Work?

Ask Rusty – Octogenarian Asks About Wife’s Spousal and Survivor Benefits

Ask Rusty – Veteran Asks About Disability and Ex-Spouse Benefits

Ask Rusty – About Applying for Social Security Benefits

Ask Rusty – Surviving Spouse Benefits Explained

Ask Rusty – About the “Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits Only”

Ask Rusty – Younger Widow Asks About Collecting Survivor Benefits

Ask Rusty – Military Wife Turning 65 Seeks Information About Medicare

Ask Rusty – Can My Wife Claim a Spouse Benefit First?

Ask Rusty – What Are My Wife’s Benefits While I’m Living and as My Widow?

Ask Rusty – Do My Canadian Earnings Count Toward U.S. Social Security?

Ask Rusty – How Do We Apply for My Wife’s Spousal Benefit?

Ask Rusty – I’m 78 and Still Working; Should I Apply for Social Security?

Ask Rusty – What Benefits Do My Wife, and my Ex-wife, Get If I Die?

Ask Rusty – About Working While Collecting Early Benefits

Ask Rusty – I’m Getting Spouse Benefits – What Happens to My Own?

Ask Rusty – Will Claiming Early Affect My Wife’s Survivor Benefit?

Ask Rusty – How Does Social Security Disability Work with Private Disability Insurance?

Ask Rusty – I’m A Widower With 3 Minor Children – What About Social Security?

Ask Rusty – Can My In-laws Get Supplemental Security Income?

Ask Rusty – Must I Pay Income Tax on Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – Will My Husband’s Benefits Continue After He Dies?

Ask Rusty – Will Paying the IRS Quarterly Increase My Social Security?

Ask Rusty – Can a Widower Get Full Survivor Benefits Early?

Ask Rusty – I’m Working; Why Hasn’t My Social Security Benefit Increased?

Ask Rusty – About Payroll Tax and Income Tax on Social Security

Ask Rusty – Will My Wife Get a Spouse Benefit When I Claim at 70?

Ask Rusty – About the Earnings Test and Taxation of Social Security Benefits

Ask Rusty – Should I Claim Early Due to Social Security’s Financial Condition?

Ask Rusty – Do Immigrants Get Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – My Husband Still Works; Must He Enroll in Medicare at age 65?

Ask Rusty – Please Help Us with Social Security Planning

Ask Rusty – I’m Confused About Taking Medicare and Social Security

Ask Rusty – About Survivor Benefits for Minor Children

Ask Rusty – Swiss Immigrant Asks About Spouse Benefits

Ask Rusty – Do Medicare Part A and B Backup My Medicare Advantage Plan?

Ask Rusty – Will My Social Security Benefits Ever Be Non-Taxable?

Ask Rusty – Will I Have Any Social Security Benefits?

Ask Rusty – Is My Analysis of my Wife’s Social Security Correct?

Ask Rusty – How Do I Get Back Benefits Withheld Due to the Earnings Limit?

Ask Rusty – I Have Medicare Advantage – Why Is a Medicare Premium Deducted from my Social Security?

Ask Rusty – Should I Quit Work to Preserve My Social Security Benefit?