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401K Retirement Plan: Choices to Compare Before You Commit

By Cary Stamp \ November 2, 2026

Compare 401(k) plan designs, employer contributions, costs, and responsibilities so you can prepare informed questions before choosing a plan.

Planning for Healthcare Costs in Retirement

By Cary Stamp \ October 16, 2026

Learn how to map premiums, prescriptions, and out-of-pocket care into a retirement cash-flow plan, with practical questions to review over time.

Retirement Planning for Business Wealth and Equity Compensation: Using a Retirement Planning Calculator

By Cary Stamp \ October 7, 2026

Learn what a retirement planning calculator can estimate, which assumptions deserve a closer look, and how to use results as a starting point for planning.

Retirement Planning for Business Owners: When Business Wealth and Equity Compensation Converge

By Cary Stamp \ October 6, 2026

See how business value, equity compensation, liquidity, and investment risk fit into a retirement plan—and which decisions to coordinate before a transition.

Retirement Planning for High-Stakes Transitions

By Cary Stamp \ September 29, 2026

Retirement planning for executives, business owners, and families: coordinate income, investments, healthcare, benefits, and long-term goals.

Financial Planning for Medicare Transition

By Cary Stamp \ September 23, 2026

Financial planning for Medicare transition means coordinating enrollment, coverage, HSA timing and healthcare costs with your retirement income plan.

QLAC Pros and Cons: Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts

By Contributing Staff \ August 15, 2023

A qualified longevity annuity contract, or QLAC, is a deferred income annuity purchased with money from an eligible retirement account. It is designed to provide income later in life, when the risk of outliving retirement savings may become more significant. Because a QLAC also follows specific IRS requirements, the decision involves more than comparing a…

Reduce Healthcare Costs and Save For Retirement with One Mighty Little Health Savings Account

By Contributing Staff \ August 23, 2022

Here’s one financial decision you will not regret:  enrolling in a Health Savings Account (HSA) at work to reduce your healthcare costs. Learn about the triple tax-reducing power of the Health Savings Account to lower your healthcare costs, and how it can help pay for health expenses from early career all the way through retirement.…

Do You Have to Pay Capital Gains on Selling Your Home?

By Contributing Staff \ August 7, 2022

When selling your home, you may be eligible for a substantial capital gains tax exclusion ranging up to $500,000 in excluded gains. Financial analyst Matt Mellusi, MSFP, of Cary Stamp & Co. in Tequesta, FL introduces the basics of the $250,000/$500,000 Home Sale Tax Exclusion. TRANSCRIPT: I’m Matt with Cary Stamp and Company and today…

Have You Accumulated a Substantial Amount of Company Stock as an Employee? Here’s How to Make the Most of It!

By Contributing Staff \ July 23, 2022

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor, Cary Stamp, CFP® of Jupiter, FL, illustrates the huge tax advantage of using the Net Unrealized Appreciation strategy when distributing your employee-owned stock. TRANSCRIPT: My name is Cary Stamp. I’m a certified financial planner and founder of Cary Stamp & Company. And if you are an employee of a large corporation…