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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
2023: 2008 All Over Again?
What Happened to Silicon Valley Bank and Is It 2008 Again?
Fixed Income Insights
Jackson®: Power Planning: The Multi-Generational Benefits of Trust-Owned Annuities
Today’s global economy and volatile markets create challenges for trustees who are tasked with driving growth, preserving capital, and managing the everpresent sting of taxes and expenses in trust–owned portfolios. Did you know that trusts can benefit from the same features that individuals find in annuities? Namely, tax deferral,* income control, and diversified investment options. On the next few pages, we’re going to walk through three phases of trust planning (accumulation, distribution, and post-death planning) and show the many ways that a trust-owned annuity can be a powerful planning tool.
Fixed Income Insights
Return of the Bond Market: Better Income Opportunities?
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Most investors incorporate bonds into a portfolio to provide diversification. Unfortunately, a smoother return path has not held true in recent years. But now the market has recalibrated, and yields have reset higher. Higher yields mean higher future returns. And for the first time in a while, you can make the argument that bonds provide true competition to stocks.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The CFPB Saga Continues
Let’s take a look at why GOP lawmakers are so opposed to the CFPB as it’s currently structured.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Financial Stability, the Super Bowl, and Cryptocurrency
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If you watched the Super Bowl last weekend, you enjoyed a great game (unless you’re an Eagles fan.) But did you notice the one thing that was missing? That’s right: cryptocurrency ads.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: Some Hope for Bipartisanship
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With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy slated to meet with President Biden, Washington is fully immersed in debt ceiling drama.
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Can the Current Debt Limit Crisis Be Solved?
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The U.S. government hit its statutory debt limit last week. No need to panic yet — the Treasury Department is undertaking “extraordinary measures” that will keep the United States from defaulting on its obligations for a few months.