Love Looks A Lot Like Planning By Mike Clark CFP® Love gets marketed to us backwards. We are told it looks like bigger houses, nicer cars, better stuff, constant upgrades.

Medicare Supplement Plan G: Understanding Benefits and Costs in Illinois Written by Andy Branz – Sr. Wealth Advisor at Clark Wealth Partners  Imagine Sarah, a 65-year-old retired civilian worker from

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In-Plan Roth Conversions for Your Thrift Savings Plan: A Guide for Scott Air Force Base Personnel Written by Andy Branz – Sr. Wealth Advisor at Clark Wealth Partners  If you

The Biggest Mistakes I See When Reviewing Client Tax Returns The stuff that gets missed when real planning is involved A tax return can be filed on time, look completely

That 1099-R Might Be Lying to You (Kind Of) How to avoid paying tax on money that isn’t actually taxable. If you took money out of an IRA or retirement

Trump Accounts: What They Are, Who They’re For, and How to Get Started Major tax legislation passed in 2025 introduced a new savings vehicle for minors known as Trump Accounts.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Itemized Deductions, the SALT Cap, and Charitable Giving The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made a number of changes to the tax code, and

IRMAA: The Uninvited Retirement Guest IRMAA has a way of showing up in retirement the same way an unexpected guest appears at your front door an hour before dinner. You