Social Security
Social Security Matters: Can My Spouse File At 63 And Then Get Half Of Mine When I Later Claim?
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: My spouse is 63 and I am 65. I am planning to take my Social Security…
Social Security Matters: Should I Claim Spouse Benefits Now, Or My Own SS Benefit?
By Russell Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Social Security Advisor Dear Rusty: I am writing to get advice on the optimal time to sign up for Social Security…
Social Security Matters: Why Doesn’t My Social Security Record Show All My Military Earnings?
By Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Dear Rusty: When I look at my earnings on my Social Security account, I see that in 1955…
Social Security Matters: When Should My Wife Claim Social Security?
By Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Dear Rusty: We could use guidance on optimum dates for my spouse to begin taking Social Security (SS).…
Social Security Matters: Why Don’t They Just Create Individual Social Security Accounts?
By Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Dear Rusty: Regarding Social Security’s financial issues, three people contributing to Social Security for every one beneficiary…
Social Security: The Mystery Of Spousal Benefits
By Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor The Riddle: Why are my Spouse Benefits less than half? Probably the most common fallacy about SS…
Social Security Matters – Why Don’t We Have A Minimum Social Security Benefit?
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I think we should have a Social Security baseline of $2,500 for each person. When I…
Social Security Matters: Why Can’t I Get A Lump Sum Death Benefit From My Wife?
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43…
Social Security Insolvency Would Be A Disaster For NC Seniors
By David Larson Carolina Journal GenZ isn’t the only generation worried about their finances (as I talked about last week with housing prices). In our latest CJ Poll, the third-highest concern among…
Social Security Matters: I’m Being Released From Incarceration. What Are My Social Security Options?
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: In a previous column, you wrote about people who filed for Social Security late in life.…
Social Security Matters – Higher Social Security Benefit?
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – I’m Still Working; Why Didn’t I Get a Higher Social Security Benefit? Dear Rusty: I began collecting…
Social Security Matters: Help! SSA Says I’m Not Eligible For Benefits
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: Help!! The Social Security Administration says I didn’t…
