An advisor is forming a coalition of professionals to support underserved groups and said he was inspired to do so by the Nov. 5 election results and concerns from clients about what policy changes a new administration and a new Congress could mean for them.
The post-election period provides advisors to engage in a discussion with their clients on financial issues that are impacted by the election and issues that are not.
While we should take the president-elect at his word and trust that he will do everything he can to ensure promises made will be promises kept, there are known unknowns.
Results from the 2024 Spending in Retirement study released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute uncovered concerning trends on dampened spending expectations due to lack of sufficient savings, inflationary pressures and rising credit card debt.
Results from the 2024 Workplace Wellness Survey published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald Research found worker concerns about well-being are trending downward, yet half still express at least moderate concern about their financial well-being.
More than half of those who are not yet retired say they expect their monthly income in retirement will need to be the same or more as their current monthly income to retire comfortably.
A Massachusetts financial advisor also licensed as an insurance agent is asking a judge to force the Securities and Exchange Commission to back up its stance on commission payments.
Many Americans lack a plan for how they will draw from their retirement savings for income in retirement and worry about the funds lasting for their lifetime, according to the 2024 Annual Retirement Study* from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. “If you don’ t know how you will draw from your retirement assets for income, then you aren’ t ready to retire,”…