Retirement

Update 864: GDP Contracts by 0.3%

May 5, 2025 | Auto Industry, CFPB, FY25, FY26, Hearings, House of Representatives, Immigration, Inflation, IRA, Jobs, PCAOB, PCE, Reconciliation, Retirement, Senate, Tariffs, The Fed, Update

Update 864 – GDP Contracts by 0.3%;Trump Skins FY26 Domestic Spending Three key pieces of economic data were released this week. The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation ticked down to 2.3 percent in March, nearing the Fed’s two percent target, while a strong 177,000 jobs were added to the economy and unemployment remained unchanged at …

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Financing the Final Quit

April 2, 2024 | Fiscal Policy, Retirement, Update

Update 617 — Financing the Final Quit:But Are Retirement Bill Fixes Equitable? America’s population is aging. Since 2010, there has been a sizable 34 percent increase in the 65-and-older population, the fastest-growing of all age cohorts. Retired Americans receive most of their income through government-sponsored income transfers or through income tax deductions and deferral. And, …

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