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Myth Number 4: If you are due two benefits, you get them both.

Anyone who is married or has ever been married is potentially due two Social Security benefits. But as a general rule, if you are due two Social Security benefits, you don’t get them both. You get only the one that pays the higher rate.

There is a twist to this rule however. It can best be explained with an example. (And to keep my math simple, I’ll just assume everyone waited until age 66 to file for Social Security.) Husband Hal is getting $2,000 in retirement benefits. Wife Wilma didn’t work very much outside the home.

So she just gets a small $600 Social Security check.

But as Hal’s wife, she is due $1,000 in spousal benefits. She doesn’t get a $600 retirement check AND a $1,000 spousal benefit. She gets the higher benefit, or $1,000. But there is a rule that says if Wilma is due anything on her own record, she must be paid it. So Wilma will get $600 on her record and another $400 off of Hal’s account to take her up to the $1,000 level. In other words, at least on paper, Wilma is getting benefits from two Social Security accounts. But in reality, she is just getting one check for $1,000.

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The April 30 Social Security filing deadline that everyone has heard or read about, and, if my emails are any indication, that everyone is panicking about, is meaningless to most people. It only impacts a very small percentage of potential Social Security beneficiaries.

But you wouldn’t know that if you listen to commercials on TV and radio, or get flyers in the mail from financial planners with messages like this: “If you don’t act by April 30, you could be missing out on tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits.”

I am going to devote an entire column next week to this topic. But for now I will just say this: Only people who are already 66, or will be 66 by April 30, and who want to delay taking benefits until later (usually age 70), AND who want to employ the “file and suspend” strategy discussed ad infinitum in this column, will have to sign up for benefits, and then suspend those benefits, by April 30. Again, I will explain this in detail in next week’s column.

But for now I just want to send this message: For the 99 percent of people reading this column that this does not apply to, you don’t have to do anything with respect to Social Security by April 30.

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ANSWER: Sudden onset of pain and weakness does not sound like a blood clot to me. It sounds like a neurological event, such as a pressed nerve (actually nerves, since it was both sides). It is possibly in the brain or the spinal cord, but that seems less likely. A leg cramp usually would not be on both sides and usually does not cause weakness.

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Here’s a rundown of what vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend for seniors 65 and older, and how they’re covered by Medicare:

Flu (Influenza): While you probably already know that flu shots are recommended every fall to all seniors, you may not know that those over 65 also have the option of getting a high-dose flu vaccine instead of a regular flu shot. This vaccine – known as the Fluzone HighDose – has four times the amount of antigen as a regular flu shot does, which creates a stronger immune response for better protection. All annual flu shots are covered under Medicare Part B. When you patronize

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Pneumococcal: This vaccine protects against pneumonia, which kills about 50,000 Americans each year. It’s now recommended that all seniors, 65 or older, get two separate vaccines – Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23 – at different times. Medicare Part B covers both shots if they are taken at least 11 months apart.

Shingles (zoster): Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, shingles is a painful, blistering skin rash that affects more than 1 million Americans each year. All people over age 60 should get the Zostavax vaccine, even if they’ve had shingles before. All Medicare Part D prescription drug plans cover this one-time vaccination, but coverage amounts and reimbursement rules vary depending on where the shot is given. Check your plan.

Hepatitis A: This is a two-dose series of shots recommended to adults that have chronic liver disease, a clotting-factor disorder, have same-sex male partners, illicit injectable drug use, or who have close contact with a hepatitis A-infected individual or who travel to areas with a high incidence of hepatitis A. These shots are covered by Medicare Part D drug plans.

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Hepatitis B: This three-dose series is recommended to adults who are on dialysis, have renal disease or liver disease, are sexually active with more than one partner, have a sexually transmitted disease or HIV. These vaccinations are covered under Medicare Part B. Meningococcal: Adults 56 and older, who have had their spleen removed, have certain blood deficiencies or plan to travel to parts of the world where meningitis is common, should receive the meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

This is covered by Medicare Part D.

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to “Henriot” after a squabble with a rival who had a similar mark.

Your egg cup with under plate was made around 1900, and would probably fetch $175 to $225 in an antique shop.

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Egg Cup is Excellent Buy

Enclosed is a photo of an egg cup with an under plate. I am an egg cup collector and recently found this one at my local Goodwill store. I paid 50 cents for it and I’m hoping it’s a real Henriot Quimper faience piece.

Marked on the back of the plate are the words “HR -- Quimper.” I know there are fakes, so I would like to know if there is any definitive way to discern if this is the real thing? If so, could you tell me the approximate value?

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Jules Henriot’s Quimper Pottery was founded in 1904.

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The mark you described is authentic.

It was used by Jules Henriot for Quimper Pottery from around 1904 to 1926. Quimper Pottery fakes can be recognized by inferior design quality and are often made in countries other than France. Quimper pieces are made of tin-glazed earthenware or enamel, and are named for the town Quimper, located in Brittany, France. Abundant quantities of red clay were available in the riverbed that runs through Quimper. Beginning in the 1860s, Quimper pieces were decorated with male and female figures of Breton peasants. The under plate appears to be biniou-shaped. “Biniou” is French for bagpipe. Look at it closely and you can see the shape of a bagpipe. The mark “HR” was changed

I bought a pink glass-covered compote at an antiques and collectibles shop.

It stands about 7 inches tall and is in mint condition. It is decorated with a relief of waterlily blossoms, buds and lily pads. The finial is a waterlily.

What can you tell me about its histor y, maker, age and value?

Fenton Art Glass Company introduced their Rosalene line in 1976.

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You have a Fenton Art Glass Rosalene piece. The Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 in Williamstown, West Virginia. The Rosalene line was introduced in 1976. It was developed by Fenton chemists by adding pure gold to opaque glass and then reheating formed pieces.

In the 1980s, Fenton released its first Connoisseur Collection, which included Rosalene, milk glass and Burmese pieces. Rosalene pieces include compote, candy dishes, animal figures, fairy lamps, bowls and ewers.

Fenton filed for Chapter 11 in 2008, reopened in 2009 and made a limited production of pieces for gift shops. Eventually, the company became Fenton International and is now manufactured in China.

Your Rosalene compote would probably be worth $125 to $135 today.

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