Politics

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.

Whether these are watershed moments or not, markets have taken notice of the latest artificial intelligence advancements.

Ethicists who voiced concern during Trump's first administration have said that this time around, having a publicly traded company increases the risks of conflicts.

Midsize firm Arete Wealth is invoking President Trump's executive order on government "weaponization" in urging the new administration to withdraw the case.

Crypto enthusiasts' faith is tested as an executive order, a bitcoin sell-off and the introduction of meme coins by the president and first lady mark the first 10 days of his second term.

Despite a flurry of executive orders targeting renewable energy, fossil fuels and environmental policy, advocates say many companies and countries are continuing ESG and DEI initiatives. But they might not be calling them that.

China currently dominates the market for the hardware and software used to mine cryptocurrency. Creating a large federal reserve would expose a major U.S. asset to potential Chinese meddling.

An airline's 401(k) fund used BlackRock as its asset manager. The case could open the floodgates.

These and other issues were the topics of the "2025 Markets & Economy Outlook" webinar Monday with Fidelity Investments.

Leadership appointments and an influx of new crypto-friendly lawmakers suggest the 119th Congress could be the most fintech and crypto-friendly in years.

Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.

A policy idea first proposed by two economists in 2010 is gaining traction as a means of shrinking the racial wealth gap. Here are the findings of a new study.

The law will increase benefits for millions of retirees, but it's still not clear where the added funds will come from.

The president-elect announced a Treasury leadership team, including Kies, Samantha Schwab, Cora Alvi, Alexandra Preate and Hunter McMaster.