Research & Insights

Systemic wealth protection and retirement metabolism analysis.

Systemic Audit
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
01

The Retirement Math Secret

Why a smaller account balance might actually buy you a bigger life.

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Employer Savings
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
02

Smarter Benefit Plans

How the Section 125 "Tax Hack" saves $600/year per employee.

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Sequence Risk Chart
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
03

The Volatility Buffer

Utilizing cash value and tandem strategies to decouple spending power from market downturns.

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Social Security Mastering
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
04

Stop Leaving Money On The Table

Why a Social Security expert is your secret retirement weapon.

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Term vs IUL
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
05

Term + Permanent: Both/And

Providing high coverage during high-risk years while building a tax-advantaged "vault."

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The Rockefeller Strategy
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
06

The Rockefeller Strategy

Building generational opportunity and a self-replenishing legacy without creating entitlement.

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2026 COLA Analysis
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
07

The 2.8% Illusion

Why the 2026 Social Security COLA might feel like a pay cut once Medicare is deducted.

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The Care Paradox
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
08

The Care Paradox

Moving from Long-Term Care risk to Asset Certainty with a hybrid metabolic strategy.

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The Biological Blueprint for Integrated Retirement Success
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
09

The Biological Blueprint

Why integrating annuities, life insurance, and LTC creates true capital liquidity over the 4% rule.

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Defeating the Tax Torpedo
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
10

Defeating the Tax Torpedo

Why uncoordinated withdrawals spike effective marginal tax rates up to 49.9%.

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Navigating the 2032 Social Security Cliff
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
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The 2032 Social Security Cliff

What FICA changes and wage cap debates mean for your retirement metabolism.

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IRA RMD Repositioning Strategy
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
12

IRA & RMD Repositioning

Transforming forced taxable distributions into protected tax-free legacy assets.

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Social Security Optimization: Why When is Only Half the Story
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
13

Why "When" Is Only Half The Story

What an RSSA® does that an SSA employee legally cannot—and why 62 vs. 67 vs. 70 isn't the only question that matters.

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$25 a Month vs. A GoFundMe: Life Insurance Awareness Month
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
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$25 A Month vs. A GoFundMe

Two real families, one hard truth this Life Insurance Awareness Month.

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Why Your Renewal Doesn't Have to Hurt
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
15

Why Your Renewal Doesn't Have To Hurt

Pairing a preventative benefits strategy with major medical to flatten renewal trend and boost take-home pay.

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Stop asking one account to do every job: one $1 million account versus a $500,000 annuity plus $500,000 invested for growth
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
16

Stuck In The Accumulation Era

Why separating the need for income from the desire for growth lets each dollar do the job it does best.

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Same market, same 21 years, half the money: $50,000 in a low-cost index fund versus a high-cost variable annuity
Matthew Welt Matthew J. Welt, RSSA®
17

The Educator Retirement Playbook

Why pensions, 403(b)s and COLAs each behave differently, and what hidden fees and state rules mean for your withdrawal rate.

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