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The Best and Worst States to Retire in 2025

Wealth Management

Florida is the best state to retire in in 2025. But after that, states out West like Colorado and Wyoming rank high for retirement.

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Question #7 for 2025: How much will wages increase in 2025?

Calculated Risk

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. How much will wages increase in 2025? My sense is nominal wages will increase close to mid-to-high 3% range YoY in 2025 according to the CES. How about housing starts and new home sales in 2025? year-over-year as of November.

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Takeaways From Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE

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Podcasts & Videos CE Webinars Research Newsletters Subscribe Subscribe News Related Topics RIA IBD Wirehouse RPA Insights & Analysis Regulation & Compliance Career Moves Recent in News See all Wealth Management EDGE 2025 Industry News & Trends Scenes From Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE 2025 Scenes From Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE (..)

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Eight Investment Must Reads for This Week (June 3, 2025)

Wealth Management

A federal appeals court ruling might have long-term implications for inclusion of private market assets in retirement plans, according to Private Funds CFO. CBIZ took a look at how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would impact alternative investments. These are among the investment must reads we found this week for financial advisors.

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“How Much More Will I Get?”: Calculating The Impact Of WEP And GPO’s Repeal On Social Security Benefits

Nerd's Eye View

Notably, estimating benefits in this way isn't a simple 'back-of-the-envelope' calculation, given the complexity of the rules determining the calculation of Social Security retirement, spousal, and survivor benefits.

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401(k) Real Talk Episode 153: May 21, 2025

Wealth Management

Open, honest and candid discussion about Empower adding private markets to TDFs, startup adding leveraged financing to retirement plans, the growing wave of forfeiture cases and ways to deal with the IRA rollover problem.

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Cost of Living Adjustment increases 2.5% in 2025, Contribution Base increased to $176,100

Calculated Risk

With the release of the CPI report this morning, we now know the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and the contribution base for 2025. Percent Benefit Increase for 2025 Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 percent in 2025 , the Social Security Administration announced today.