What Inflation Is Quietly Doing to Your Retirement Plan

What Inflation Is Quietly Doing to Your Retirement Plan

When most people think about retirement planning, they focus on the big numbers. How much they have saved. How much income they will need. When they want to retire. But there is one factor that quietly works in the background year after year, and if it is not...

The Strange RMD Rules for Ex-Spouses After a Divorce

By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst “Qualified domestic relations orders” (QDROs) are court orders used to divide ERISA retirement plan assets after a divorce. Normally, after a QDRO is approved by a defined contribution plan like a 401(k), the plan will establish a...

Five Last-Minute Tips for 2025 IRA Contributions

By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education The tax-filing deadline is almost here. Are you thinking about making a 2025 IRA (traditional or Roth) contribution? Time is quickly running out. Here are some last-minute tips to keep in mind as you make your IRA...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

The holiday-shortened week saw US equities advance even as oil prices surged amid uncertainty about the duration of the Iranian conflict.  Early in the week, investors bid up risk assets on hopes of a ceasefire.  President Trump’s assessment of the ongoing...