Donald Trump

Health issues. Death. Politics. Some topics make for uncomfortable conversations, but financial advisors need to have them anyway.

A week ahead of inauguration day, Scott Colbert, executive vice president, director of fixed income and chief economist at Commerce Trust, takes a look at how the Federal Reserve and the economy will fare in President-elect Donald Trump's second run in the White House.

The president-elect confirmed he will pursue a strategic reserve of the flagship cryptocurrency as part of a broader push for the U.S. to champion the digital-asset industry.

In ways big — e.g., Donald Trump's reelection — and small — e.g., a slight reprieve for Social Security's trust fund — 2024 was a turning point for American retirement. Here's what happened.

Billy Long served as a representative from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. 

"This will be the best economy of our lifetime," said one financial advisor in an unusually upbeat Arizent survey.

X-owner Elon Musk took to his platform to agitate for the elimination of the CFPB, a consumer protection agency.

President-elect Donald Trump's second administration signals the need for empathy and steps to protect estates or consider moving to a new state, advisors say.

Not every investor is expecting a Trump boom. Some expect a crash. How should they adjust their finances — if at all?

The numbers are getting murkier, and the politics with a slim majority in the House and the minutiae of Senate reconciliation rules look anything but easy.