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The Federal Open Market Committee will meet on June 17-18. While no rate cuts are expected at this point, things can change quickly. Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, provides her take on the meeting the new Summary of Economic Projections and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

"The Four Money Bears: Berryville" will challenge fifth-graders or older children to run a successful business by building inventory and a loyal customer base.

Sam Rea is the chief technology officer at Aspire General Insurance, bringing over 20 years of experience leading IT organizations in the insurance industry. Prior to joining Aspire, he served as CTO for the PEAK6 InsurTech portfolio, overseeing technology across an agency franchise, MGA, SaaS platform, BPO service, and a national flood insurance processor. He previously held senior roles at National General Insurance as EVP and CIO, and at Zurich Insurance as assistant vice president.

The Connecticut-based community bank announced a raft of new board and executive appointments, giving shape to a new strategy aimed at winning more business from high-net-worth individuals.

Curt Hess is the U.S. Executive President at Vitesse, where he is leading the company's strategic expansion in the American insurance market. Curt brings over 25 years of experience across fintech and global banking, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at 10x Banking, helping scale operations at one of the UK's most innovative fintech firms. Prior to that, Curt held multiple C-level roles during a 12-year tenure at Barclays, including Chief Executive Officer of the US Consumer Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Europe Retail and Business Banking. Earlier in his career, Curt held senior finance leadership positions at Citi as well as with Bank of America in the U.S. His deep expertise in digital transformation, operational scale, and client-centric innovation uniquely positions him to drive Vitesse's U.S. momentum in the insurance space.

Valentin Neiconi is chief risk officer of Stax.

Michael A. Stachowiak is the chief revenue officer at Enrollify.

A new Morningstar study found that long-term care costs can dramatically impact retirement plans, with 41% of households projected to run out of money when such expenses are incurred.

When it comes to certain AI tools — like those for content creation — concerns over copyright infringement, bland outputs and more have led some financial advisors to eschew the technology.

Gregory V. Kanarian is an investment strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, representing the firm's direct indexing and tax-managed strategies.

Prior to joining the investment strategies group he was a portfolio consultant at Natixis for 12 years. Previously, he was a portfolio consultant with Deutsche Bank and a financial planning associate with Pillar Financial Advisors. He is a CFA charterholder and is FINRA Series 7 and 66 licensed.