{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Can I Increase My Social Security Benefit?","description":"Social Security might be one of the biggest financial decisions you\u2019ll ever make, and it\u2019s rarely as simple as \u201ctake it early\u201d or \u201cwait until 70.\u201d Nick is joined by Eric Hogarth, CFP\u24c7&amp;nbsp; and senior partner at Johnson Brunetti, to walk through how filing decisions affect income, taxes, and long-term retirement confidence. With hundreds of potential filing combinations and real consequences for spouses and families, this is not a decision to guess on. Here\u2019s what we discuss in this episode:   \ud83d\udc8d Spousal Benefits: Half of primary benefit   \ud83d\udee1 Survivor Rules: Larger benefit continues   \ud83d\udcb0 Tax Planning: Managing retirement taxation   \ud83c\udfe2 Working While Collecting: Income limits and FICA   \ud83d\udcec Mailbag Q&amp;amp;A: Pension and Medicare questions &amp;nbsp; Our website: https:\/\/johnsonbrunetti.com\/  Phone: 800-208-7233  Contact our team: https:\/\/johnsonbrunetti.com\/contact-us\/ &amp;nbsp; Get your customized Money Map: https:\/\/johnsonbrunetti.com\/your-money-map\/#form Join us for our next financial workshop: https:\/\/johnsonbrunetti.com\/financial-workshops\/ Check out our other no-cost financial resources here: https:\/\/johnsonbrunetti.com\/financial-resources\/ &amp;nbsp; Check us out on YouTube: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CcAzai &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Money Wisdom","author_url":"http:\/\/moneywisdom.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40141715\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40141715"}