As 2025 comes to a close, many financial professionals are turning to market forecasts from top financial firms to gain insights into what’s ahead for 2026.
After getting an earful from citizens concerned about next year's property tax hike, the Winona County Board, in a 3-2 vote, approved an 11% increase in the 2026 property tax levy. That was largely driven by $3 million in increased payroll costs, a combination of higher health insurance premiums, annual raises for staff, and Minnesota's new Paid Family Leave law.
As 2025 comes to a close, many financial professionals are turning to market forecasts from top financial firms to gain insights into what’s ahead for 2026.
A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump's tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest-rate reductions from the Federal Reserve. "The boost from fiscal stimulus alone could add one-half percent or…
After five consecutive years of cuts, Medicare physicians can finally expect to see higher revenues in 2026. This comes in addition to the reversal of a 2.83% pay cut and the temporary 2% payment increase that was applied through December 2025. This risk management tool was created by Congress in 1986 and allows businesses to set aside tax-deferred reserves to…
In-service rollovers currently provide active employees with the ability to move funds from a defined contribution plan into an individual retirement account without needing to leave their current employment.
SECURE 2.0 introduced innovative provisions that allow plan sponsors to tailor benefits to meet diverse employee needs.
Under a new bill, employers with at least 10 employees would be required to provide or arrange for access to an automatic retirement contribution plan for employees.
Under the Automatic IRA Act of 2025, employers with at least 10 employees would be required to provide access to an automatic retirement contribution plan.
The following information was released by Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts:. We passed the Working Families Tax Cut, which delivered big wins for Nebraska families. This avoided a $2,400 tax increase on the average Nebraska family, "said Ricketts.
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