Chris Eller
The Retirement Specialists It takes more than dreams and hard work to build a successful retirement. Chris Eller and his team at the Retirement Specialists have the experience to help clients reach their goals, providing advice to help ensure economic security in retirement. According to Eller, clients should be sitting down with a planner at least five years before the start of retirement. “Those 5 years before retirement are crucial. There are so many choices people make in that window which greatly impact the retirement they get to enjoy.” As a Certified Retirement Counselor®, he has designed the practice around the needs of retirees; investments, life insurance, long term care, Medicare, wealth transition;
they can address it all. In 2020, he expanded the practice to include tax services. According to Eller, “Taxes are such a huge part of financial planning it only made sense to bring in a CPA and team of experienced tax professionals to compliment what we do. The response in year one just outstanding and we are in the process of adding additional tax preparers in 2022 to handle new clients.” Eller pointed out; the tax service is open to everyone, not just clients of the investment practice. When it comes to retirement, it’s often the items and decisions people take for Pictured (left to right): Anita LaShonse, Bill Schwabenland, Chris Eller, granted which have the bigJennifer Eller and Eric Arkins. gest impacts. Eller and his navigate these issues to prohelp realize the retirement of team want to educate their mote financial security and their dreams. clients so they can properly
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Located at: 801 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 815.539.3437 • www.chris-eller.com Chris Eller, The Retirement Specialists offer securities and advisory services through Commonwealth Financial Network®, member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Fixed Insurance products and services offered through CES Insurance Agency or Chris Eller, The Retirement Specialists. Tax Preparation, accounting, and payroll services offered by Chris Eller, The Retirement Specialists are separate and unrelated to Commonwealth. A NewsTribune Publication | Mendota Progress | November 2021 39
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