Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

-Darren Leavitt, CFA Wow, what a week for global financial markets.  A rollercoaster ride for investors continued throughout the week as multiple narratives ricocheted off prior expectations.  Crowded trades coupled with weaker-than-expected economic data in the prior...
‘What Does Retirement Even Look Like?’

‘What Does Retirement Even Look Like?’

For older parents of adult children with disabilities, focus stays on caring for kids Jeanne Piorkowski looks forward to having more time in retirement to navigate the dense bureaucracy of forms, benefits and programs she can already rattle off like an expert. But she...

HOW ARE ANNUAL RMDS IN THE 10-YEAR PERIOD CALCULATED?

By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst In the July 22, 2024 Slott Report, my colleague Sarah Brenner explained how the IRS, in its final SECURE Act required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations issued on July 18, did not budge on a controversial position it had taken in its...