• Nashville, TN

The Tools That Get You TO Retirement Won’t Carry You THROUGH It.

The Bridge Strategy focuses on tax-aware retirement planning by coordinating income timing, risk management, and insurance-based strategies within a broader financial plan.

The Tools That Get You TO Retirement Won’t Carry You THROUGH It.

The Bridge Strategy focuses on tax-aware retirement planning by coordinating income timing, risk management, and insurance-based strategies within a broader financial plan.

Trusted by America’s Leading Carriers & Tax Experts

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Most Americans Are Saving the Wrong Way. The Bridge Strategy Closes That Gap.

The Bridge Strategy is a tax-aware retirement planning framework designed to help coordinate income timing, risk management, and long-term tax efficiency across multiple financial tools.

Older client reviewing retirement options with an advisor

TO: 401(k) / IRA
THROUGH: Bridge Account™
Tax-advantaged retirement income
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™
Protection from market loss
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™
Liquidity & access before 59½
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™

Older client reviewing retirement options with an advisor

TO: 401(k) / IRA
THROUGH: Bridge Account™
Tax-advantaged retirement income
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™
Protection from market loss
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™
Liquidity & access before 59½
401(k)/IRA
Bridge Account™

Most Americans Are Saving the Wrong Way. The Bridge Strategy Closes That Gap.

The Bridge Strategy is a tax-aware retirement planning framework designed to help coordinate income timing, risk management, and long-term tax efficiency across multiple financial tools.

TAX FORCE®

Taxes, Bookkeeping, and Business Evaluation

At Tax Force®, we help individuals, families, and small businesses gain total financial clarity — from tax filing to year-round accounting support. Our mission is simple: provide precise, compliant, and proactive tax solutions that help you keep more of what you earn and make smarter decisions for the future.

  • Personal and Business Tax Preparation — precise, compliant, and efficient.
  • Bookkeeping & Financial Reporting — real numbers you can trust year-round.
  • Proactive Tax Planning — strategies to minimize future tax liabilities.
  • Year-Round Support — reliable guidance before, during, and after tax season.

Tax Force® is a locally owned and operated firm serving individuals and small businesses with trusted tax and accounting services across Memphis, Tennessee, and beyond.

THE BRIDGE STRATEGY™

Tax-Aware Retirement Planning

We design planning strategies focused on tax efficiency, access, and long-term stability. The goal is to coordinate income, liquidity, and protection within a broader retirement plan.

  • Designed to reduce exposure to market volatility through structure
  • Allows planned access to capital over time, subject to terms.
  • Structured to maintain favorable tax treatment under current law.
  • Protection that works while you’re alive — not just after.
  • Useful in planning for major liquidity events, including business exits.

Not an investment or security. Benefits depend on underwriting, policy charges, and staying within IRS limits. Loans and accrued interest reduce cash value and death benefit; improper funding can cause lapse or taxation.

COMING SOON

TO vs THROUGH

Why most financial plans are designed to get you TO retirement....and why that’s not enough to get you THROUGH it.

“You can pile up the wood, but you can’t make it burn. What I can do is strike the spark and make them crave the warmth of the fire."

Tristan Morris

COMING SOON

TO vs THROUGH

Why most financial plans are designed to get you TO retirement....and why that’s not enough to get you THROUGH it.

"You can stack all the wood you want, but you can’t make it burn. My role is to strike the spark and let them feel the warmth."

Tristan Morris

The Bridge Account™ — How It’s Implemented

Implementation of the Bridge Strategy may involve the use of permanent life insurance as part of a broader financial plan. When properly structured, these policies can offer tax-advantaged features, contractual guarantees, and policy-based access to cash value under current tax law.

Tax-Advantaged Treatment

Life insurance is treated differently under current tax law and may allow policy values to grow and be accessed more efficiently when structured correctly.

Access to Policy Values

Some life insurance policies allow access to cash value through loans or withdrawals, subject to policy rules and tradeoffs.

Protection & Legacy Planning

Permanent life insurance provides a death benefit and can play a role in long-term protection and legacy planning.

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How the Bridge Strategy is Built

A clear three-step process to move your money from TO retirement to THROUGH retirement.

1

Design Your Plan

We evaluate your goals, timeline, and tax exposure to determine how different planning tools may fit within an overall retirement strategy.

2

Implement the Strategy

Based on the plan, appropriate tools are selected and structured to align with tax rules and long-term objectives.

3

Coordinate Income & Protection

The strategy is monitored over time to help manage taxes, access to funds, and protection needs as circumstances change.

Why the Bridge Strategy Focuses on Risk, Not Predictions

The wealthy have used these same principles for decades. Now, we make them accessible for you.

Managing Market Exposure

Limits direct exposure to market losses through policy design.

Tax Treatment

Receives favorable tax treatment under current law when structured properly.

Crediting Method

Credits gains on a periodic basis.

Living Benefits

Optional access in the event of qualifying illness or injury.

Liquidity & Control

Policy-based access, subject to terms and limits.

Legacy Planning

Designed to support legacy and estate planning goals.

Tax-Efficient Planning Backed by Tax Expertise

Bridge Legacy operates under the umbrella of Tax Force, a tax-focused firm specializing in strategy and advanced planning. Together, we help clients design coordinated plans that address taxation, risk, and long-term wealth considerations using established planning tools and current tax law.

Who We Build Bridges For

For people focused on long-term planning, tax awareness, and protecting what they’ve built.

Retirees & Pre-Retirees

Income and tax-aware retirement planning.

Families & Professionals

Flexible planning for protection and future goals.

Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

Tax-aware planning for liquidity and long-term strategy.

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You Have Questions We Have Answers

The Bridge Strategy™ is structured under IRS Sections 72(e), 7702, and 101(a) — the same code banks and corporations use to hold billions in tax-favored life insurance. When properly designed and funded, growth, access, and legacy transfer can all occur tax-advantaged within those rules.

Your cash value has a 0% market-loss floor, which means it doesn’t decline during a market downturn. A policy can still lose efficiency if it's mismanaged, underfunded, becomes a MEC, or accumulates too much loan balance.

Many clients can access cash value through policy loans within the first few years. When the policy remains compliant and in force, policy loans are generally not taxable events under IRS §7702.

It’s not an investment product. The Bridge Strategy™ is a contractual life-insurance-based system designed under federal tax law. Interest is linked to a market index, but your money is never directly invested in the market.

IRS requirements — such as the Guideline Premium Test, Corridor Test, and 7-Pay Test — determine whether a policy retains its tax advantages. Proper engineering and disciplined funding help avoid becoming a MEC and keep the plan tax-efficient.

Insurance tax rules under 72(e), 7702, and 101(a) have been stable for decades. Historically, when Congress updates rules, existing policies are often grandfathered. We review your plan regularly to stay aligned with current law.

The policy can stay active as long as there is enough cash value to support internal costs. We design safety buffers and monitor the plan annually to help prevent lapse or loss of tax treatment.

No. While high-net-worth families have used this strategy for years, the Bridge Strategy™ is built for professionals, families, and business owners who want tax-efficient growth, liquidity, and protection.

Most advisors operate in the securities world and are not trained or licensed to design max-funded IUL strategies under the insurance tax code. The Bridge Strategy™ requires specialized planning and ongoing stewardship.

The Bridge Strategy™ uses a properly structured, max-funded IUL under IRS §§ 72(e), 7702, and 101(a). It solves retirement challenges traditional accounts can’t.

401(k) / Traditional IRA

  • Taxed later at an unknown future rate
  • Market volatility can reduce retirement income
  • RMDs start at age 73
  • Early-access penalties and restrictions
  • Strict IRS contribution limits

Roth IRA

  • Tax-free growth but strict income limits
  • Small annual contribution caps
  • Still exposed to market downturns

The Bridge Strategy™ (Max-Funded IUL)

  • 0% floor helps protect against market loss
  • No age restrictions for accessing policy loans
  • No IRS contribution caps (within compliance tests)
  • Tax-advantaged access when properly maintained
  • Liquidity for emergencies or opportunities
  • Built-in protection through life insurance benefits

The Bridge Strategy™ doesn’t replace your 401(k) or Roth — it fills the gaps they can’t solve, such as market risk, tax exposure, limited contribution power, and restricted access. It’s designed for predictable, flexible cash flow through retirement, not just saving to it.

Ready to Cross the Bridge?

Stop saving to retirement — start planning through it with

the Bridge Strategy™.

Ready to Cross the Bridge?

Stop saving to retirement — start planning through it with the Bridge Strategy™.

Precision-driven tax strategy for

families and business owners

who want real control.

Contact Us

  • +1601-966-0319

  • Nashville, TN

Precision-driven tax strategy for

families and business owners

who want real control.

Contact Us

  • +1601-966-0319

  • Nashville, TN

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