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Investors focused on Trump’s comment that he’ll outline a “phenomenal” tax plan within weeks.

From a tax perspective, donating required minimum distributions from a traditional IRA to a qualified charity is a smart move for retirees.

Michael Whitmire, CPA, is co-founder and chief executive officer at Los Angeles-basedFloQast, Inc., a developer of accounting close management software, built by and for accountants. The company works closely with a range of organizations of varying scope and size, helping them to close their books more quickly, efficiently and accurately. Reach him at mike@floqast.com.

Steve Weil is security director at Point B, a management consulting firm. Over the past 20 years, he has provided a wide variety of cybersecurity services to hospitals, universities, state government agencies, cities and large companies throughout the United States.

The new product tracks the smart beta index designed by Robert Shiller and Barclays.

John K. Paglia is executive director of the Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. A professor of finance, Dr. Paglia is engaged by the Library of Congress as a private equity and venture capital expert to conduct research on the Small Business Administration’s SBIC private equity program.

A new comment period would give the administration time to prepare for legal challenges anticipated after it puts a delay into place, one expert says.

Mark Stadler is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of BridgeHealth, the country’s leader in lower-cost, high-quality bundled surgical case rate benefit plans. Stadler brings nearly 40 years of health care, business, sales and marketing experience to his role as CEO. Previously, he served as chief marketing officer at HealthSmart Holdings and has served in multiple executive positions that include senior vice president for the U.S. markets for Great-West Healthcare. Stadler spent nearly 18 years with Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

NorthStar communications executive Chelsey Duncan said the firm embraced this concept with the addition of a digital marketing coordinator in January.