Retirement & Estate Planning
Our retirement and estate planning professionals can help you navigate the many options available to you, helping you arrive at solutions that keep your goals, hobbies and last wishes at heart. The result: minimized financial uncertainties in your later years.
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Articles of Interest
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65 and Still Saving
Should you still be saving for your retirement after you’re retired? Maybe, especially if you can take advantage of a tax credit called...
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A Financial Action Plan for the Future
In 1955, the life expectancy of the average American was 69.6 years. By 1995, it was 75.8 years. Twelve years later, life expectancy reached a new high of...
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A Lifetime of Saving
"Good things come to those who wait" may apply to many situations, but it doesn't apply to saving for your retirement. "The early bird gets the worm" may be...
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A Retirement Preview
If you could preview your retirement on DVD, would it show you living comfortably or struggling to make ends meet? Which of these two scenes will actually...
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A Will: A Simple Necessity
Complicated strategies abound when it comes to estate planning. However, don’t overlook the most basic solution: having a will.
Having a will allows...
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Creating a More Secure Future
A will is a crucial element in sound long-term planning. However, on its own, a will has certain limitations. While it allows you to specify who should...
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Wise Moves for Young Families
Once you have children, a new sense of responsibility takes over. With a small person depending on you, you want to do what’s best for your young family....
Get to Know Us
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Thomas
Gallagher, CTFA
Senior Vice President, Managing Director217.321.3417
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Sheri
Pulliam
Vice President, Senior Trust Officer217.321.3416
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Jennifer
Stice, CTFA
Trust Officer217.321.3415








