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Spring Cleaning Your Medicare Plan: Annual Review Tips

Each year, many Central Illinois retirees tidy up closets, organize paperwork, and get their homes back in order for spring. But there’s another part of your life that deserves a little spring cleaning too: Your Medicare plan.

How Qualified Charitable Distributions Can Help with Your RMDs in 2026

There is a powerful tool that can help satisfy your RMD requirement and potentially lower your taxable income at the same time: the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).

Preparing to Retire and Why an Agent Matters

A case study about how a Client Needs Assessment outlined the preparation needed to retire without stress.

So, You're Turning 65—Now What?

A guide to Medicare and retirement prep for Illinois retirees.

Senior Scams: What to Watch Out for in 2026

Educate yourself and your loved ones of all the traps scammers will try to create in 2026.

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I retired June 30, 2016 and Jim and I each needed a supplemental medical policy and a prescription plan. Luke walked us through this process. His recommendations were "perfect" for us....he set the supplemental policy and gave us step by step instructions on getting set up with the prescription plan. We ran into some "glitches" with the prescription plan and he returned our calls immediately. He never made us feel he was "too busy." We could not have been more pleased with the ease of this transition and Luke's professionalism.
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