Social Security filing strategies can get complex for couples, especially those with different ages. Can you start a spousal benefit, then switch to your own? Can you start your own benefit, then switch to a spousal benefit? What is a restricted application? Can I still file and suspend? So many questions and not enough answers. But, we're fixing that problem on this episode by answering several listener questions around this very topic. 

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Joe Allaria is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, co-founder of CarsonAllaria Wealth Management (an independent RIA located in Glen Carbon, IL), and host of The Retirement Power Hour Podcast, where he helps educate the 50+ crowd on how to invest wiser and retire better.

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Joe is also a husband, father of two boys, church musician, and avid golfer. He and his family reside in Glen Carbon, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.