For taxpayers who are relying on their retirement plans on a month-to-month basis for living expenses, the expiration of the suspension won’t be an issue. For those who had extra cash on hand, however, it could provide something of a windfall this tax season.
Innovator ETFs has launched dual directional buffer funds designed to flip the script on market downturns. DDTS and DDFS aim to generate positive returns when the S&P 500 falls within their buffer zones (10% and 15%, respectively), while participating in market gains up to predetermined caps. These ETFs seek to democratize sophisticated institutional strategies, offering advisors daily liquidity, lower fees, and tax efficiency in an accessible wrapper that makes defined outcome investing available across client bases.
Jerome Powell appears to be implying that another rate cut is possible at the Fed's next meeting on Oct. 28-29.