How to Save Energy This Fall
Temps are dropping, the leaves are turning and you know what that means: Fall is here, which is the best time to prepare your house for the chill that follows. But we all know that keeping warm takes energy and, yes, is costly. Here are…
Heirless Estate Planning
The purpose of estate planning is to distribute your assets to heirs in a formal, legal process. If you do not have any heirs to speak of, you might not feel the need to do this. However, your assets will go somewhere, so you may…
Valuation Reserve Requirements
According to FitchRatings, over the past 12 months ending August 2026, there were 109 defaults by 89 entities, compared to the same period ending July 2026 where 83 entities saw 105 defaults. With businesses (especially life insurers) exposed to asset…
Rolling Over Your 401(k) Just Got Less Painful – Here’s What the IRS Changed
Anyone who has moved retirement money out of an old employer’s plan knows how frustrating it can be. Every administrator has their own forms. Timelines are all over the place. Paper checks show up weeks later…
Insurance for AI Risk: Is It Time to Consider AI Liability Coverage?
Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a futuristic concept into a core engine of modern enterprise strategy. Organizations across every major industry are now using AI to automate complex workflows…
How to Keep Your Cash When You Make Good Money
You’re doing well, earning a good salary. But somewhere around the latter part of the month, after you’ve paid your obligations and basically lived your life, which isn’t extravagant, you…
Bond Investment Strategies
Bonds are designed to deliver both capital preservation and income, and are generally considered lower risk than stock investing. The purchase price of a bond is basically a loan to an issuer, such as the federal government…
Understanding Inflation Accounting
According to the July 12, 2026, Consumer Price Index Release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 12-month inflation rate rose by 3.4 percent and the month-over-month measure rose by 0.1 percent in July 2026…
New Trump Account Updates
Picture two couples, each with a baby born this year, each routing $2,500 of salary into that child’s Trump Account through an employer’s payroll system. One couple sits in the 35% bracket. The other, at roughly $65,000…
Understanding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
According to the Flossbach von Storch Research Institute, 328 of the S&P 500 companies in 2024 had a negative Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) of $4.5 billion…