The Bradford Era

DEAR RUSTY: I am 67 and 9 months old, collecting a modest SS survivor benefit with plans to collect my own much larger benefit at age 70. I was confid...

DEAR RUSTY: I will be 65 in October and I am working full-time. My goal is to work until age 67, which is my full retirement age, or until age 70. I h...

DEAR RUSTY:  I was born on Jan. 1, 1958, so I believe Social Security considers me to be 70 as of December 2027. I'm planning on filing when I turn 70...

DEAR RUSTY: My last Social Security payment decreased by about $400, so I went to my online SS account and found a November 2025 letter explaining tha...

DEAR RUSTY: The time is nearing that I want to move from my current Social Security survivor benefit to my own SS retirement benefit at 70 years of ag...

DEAR RUSTY: The Trump administration is saying that now there will be no taxes on Social Security benefits. Since we’re getting ready to start our 202...

DEAR RUSTY: I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount) for some time, that I was, all...

DEAR RUSTY: I have been working somewhat consistently since commencing my Social Security benefit income. I’ve been collecting since my full benefit a...

DEAR RUSTY: Can you help me understand? I have paid into Social Security since I started working in 1978. I did have a lot of tax deductions, but I do...