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Mapping Your Senior Health Care Plan
Watch this webinar hosted by Carson’s Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions, Jamie Hopkins, and Planner, Ryan Yamada, to learn more about mapping your senior health care plan.
Who is IRMAA and Why Is She Getting My Money?
There’s a scene in the TV show Friends where Rachel gets her very first paycheck as a waitress at Central Perk. “Who is FICA and why is he getting all my money?” she poses to the gang. Some people age 65 and older might have a similar sentiment when they get their Social Security check …
Market Commentary: Equity Markets Have Worst Month of Year; Virus Variants, China Among Key Risks
Equity markets struggled in September as interest rates, inflation concerns, and developments in China all weighed on stock market averages. The S&P 500 surrendered 4.7% as large-cap growth companies led the market lower. Large-cap growth has been the top performing style box since the …
Understanding Your Employee Benefits
Watch this webinar hosted by Carson’s Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions, Jamie Hopkins, and Abby Meyer, Partnership Manager at Mylo, a Lockton Company, to learn more about understanding your employee benefits.
Market Commentary: Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Could Begin Tapering of Asset Purchases this Year
The Federal Reserve met last week, and Chair Jay Powell indicated tapering this year is more likely than not. The decision on when to reduce the central bank’s purchases of government-backed bonds will likely be affected by the employment report released a week from Friday. If labor market …
Proposed Bill Includes Tax Increases for High Earners, Retirement Account Changes
Last week, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of their proposed tax plan, which includes changes to corporate, personal and other taxes, as well as retirement plans – though Social Security would be untouched.
