Politics

For clients facing an unexpected federal job loss, here's five tangible ways financial advisors can provide guidance.

Anger, frustration and uncertainty have reigned as clients who previously felt secure in their positions are suddenly dealing with having everything called into question.

Presidents have long rushed to take credit for booms and distanced themselves from busts. But Trump's situation is unusual. The risks to the U.S. economy — potentially including stagflation or even recession — are closely linked to his own flagship initiative: a new tariff bonanza due in just over two weeks.

Get expert analysis of the May FOMC meeting, inflation outlook, and Powell's comments.

Financial advisors are counseling clients to stick to their long-term plans, even as they consider potential hedging opportunities and other strategies.

New rules will tighten identity verification for benefits, limiting phone claims to fight fraud, the Social Security Administration announced.

Pending the confirmation of Trump-appointee Paul Atkins, acting chair Mark Uyeda is pushing back effective dates for pending rules and curtailinig crypto regulation.

Organizations that work toward boosting industry diversity say President Trump and other critics may be missing the moral and business implications of their efforts.

In a positive sign for the economy, headline inflation slowed in February. But the reading alone likely is not enough to break the Federal Open Market Committee out of its wait-and-see mode.

The Trump administration's quick pivots and frequently changing plans fuel plunge in advisor confidence.

The sharp reversal of Biden-era policy that capped overpayment recovery at 10% of a person's monthly benefit is expected to recover $7 billion over 10 years.

The Social Security Administration recovered $4.9 billion in overpaid benefits last year, according to a report to Congress.

Financial advisors and their clients will need to prepare for many possible outcomes by focusing on the key themes around these eight TCJA policy issues.

President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress aim to extend the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. But they'll need to fill in a lot of details first.

Banks' latest annual reports, filed in the early weeks of the second Trump administration, provide a window into how the industry is adjusting to a new political climate.

Financial advisors and other industry professionals will be integral in boosting those generations' nest eggs by double digits through a Secure 2.0 provision.

The Trump administration is likely to let the SAVE plan die in the coming months. Here's how advisors can start preparing their clients now.

Critics including President Trump are ramping up the pressure on large corporations to drop their programs. But others doubted the firms' sincerity all along.

The hearing last month explored the legal process for enforcing the fiduciary duty of retirement plans to avoid excessive recordkeeping fees.

Advisors say they are watching these changes closely, making portfolio adjustments where needed and generally reassuring nervous clients that they have planned for this sort of volatility.