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President Biden Signs SECURE 2.0 Legislation as Part of Spending Legislation

By Terri Getman, JD, CLU, ChFC, RICP, AEP (Distinguished) On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the more than 4,000-page spending bill. In addition to funding the government to September, the legislation included provisions of what has been called SECURE 2.0. The SECURE 2.0 package is full of popular reforms that have been […]

Who Cares? You Should – The Status of State Long-Term Care

By Terri Getman, JD, CLU, ChFC, RICP, AEP (Distinguished) Situation: Public policy makers face a problem – how to pay for the cost of long-term care for people who are no longer able to take care of themselves. With the chances of needing long-term care services exceeding fifty percent for individuals turning 65 today, the […]

Greenbook Deja’vu: Proposed Tax Increase on the Wealth

On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released its budget and tax proposals for FY2023. Alongside the Budget the Treasury released its document further describing the revenue proposals in what is typically called the Greenbook. Many of the proposals are reminiscent to those in last year’s Greenbook and/or part of the Build Back Better (BBB) […]

“SECUREing” America’s Retirement System

On March 29, 2022, in a bipartisan 414-5 vote the House passed legislation known as SECURE 2.0. The bill intends to build upon the original SECURE legislation passed in 2019. The bill aims at increasing retirement savings and expanding availability and participation in employer sponsored retirement plans. It’s likely that Congress will pass, and the […]