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The Catch-Up Contribution Catch

By Phil Tull | October 14, 2025

Your retirement savings may be getting a tax hit! If you’re age 50 or older, you may already know about catch-up contributions, the extra amount you can contribute to your retirement plan beyond the standard annual limit. However, recent changes under the SECURE 2.0 Act have raised an important question: Do income limits affect your […]

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Spending or Savings: A Different Approach to Retirement

By Phil Tull | October 7, 2025

The Retirement Staircase: A Spending Analogy That Hits Home You ever walk down a few flights of stairs and not think anything of it—until you have to walk back up? That’s retirement planning in a nutshell. Going down is easy. Spending more as your income grows feels natural. But climbing back up—cutting back in retirement—is […]

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Retirement Redefined: From Green Tees to the Danube

By Robert W. Tull | July 1, 2025

Last summer, I reflected on the idea of choosing your own path in retirement—symbolized by my decision to not play from the green tees during a golf tournament. That moment sparked a deeper realization: retirement isn’t a one-size-fits-all destination. It’s a journey, and it should be one you design intentionally. Recently, my wife Cathy and […]

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Celebrating Healthy Aging: A Tribute to Vitality & Purpose

By Amy Pucci | June 25, 2025

June is Healthy Aging Month A time to celebrate all the ways we can stay active, engaged, and thriving as we get older!  “This is 75” — A Powerful Tribute to Aging with Purpose Aging isn’t just about getting older — it’s about growing stronger, embracing new possibilities, and living life to the fullest. To […]

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Retirement Without a 401(k)

By Phil Tull | May 12, 2025

When we hear the word “retirement,” we almost synonymously think 401(k). What if you don’t have a 401(k)? Can you still invest and plan for retirement? While a 401(k) is largely the most popular and well known of retirement plans, it is not by any means the “be-all and end-all” of retirement savings. There are […]

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