Plan sponsors that focus on health and wealth are often more likely to implement other benefits that they would not have been considered before, including life insurance, supplemental health benefits, and executive and retiree medical and retirement benefits, Caldwell added.
The Federal Reserve enters this week’s policy meeting facing a complex macro backdrop shaped by persistent geopolitical risk and uneven inflation dynamics. With the Middle East conflict now extending into its second month, policymakers are confronting heightened uncertainty around both inflation and growth, reinforcing expectations that the Fed will maintain its current policy stance in the near term.
A renewed wave of optimism around artificial intelligence is reshaping equity market leadership, with meaningful implications for portfolio positioning among RIAs and wealth advisors. The sharp rally in semiconductor stocks has reaccelerated the AI investment theme, coinciding with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reaching fresh record highs.