The Secure 2.0 Act is a piece of legislation designed to improve retirement security for Americans. Among other things, the Act includes provisions to expand access to employer-sponsored retirement plans, increase catch-up contributions and retirement plan limits, and introduces new Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 signed into law on December 29, 2022, contains the long-awaited provisions of SECURE 2.0. This is a counterpart to the original Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) of 2019. SECURE 2.0 enhances and builds upon the original to help increase retirement savings in America.

U.S. stock prices regained their footing as most major indexes ended in positive territory for the first week of the year.

U.S. stock prices finished with modest losses for the final week of the year. The S&P 500 closed out the year down more than 18% as investors grappled with higher interest rates and a slowing economy.

The shortest day of the year is near. For some, the winter solstice is that day each year when the Earth’s northern hemisphere leans farthest from the sun, offers a mere 9.5 hours of daylight, and when, quite often, we first encounter those frigid winter temperatures.

U.S. stock prices experienced another volatile week as growing fears over continued monetary tightening pushed the S&P 500 down (-2.05%) for a second consecutive week.

U.S. stock prices gave back much of the previous two week's gains as some surprisingly stronger-than-expected economic data dampened hopes that the Federal Reserve may slow its monetary policy tightening.

U.S. stock prices ended the volatile trading week higher as markets rallied on the growing belief that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of its interest rate hikes.

U.S. stock prices rose last week as the Fed noted that they will consider slowing the pace of interest rate hikes at the next meeting in December.