Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

Global equity markets finished the week mixed, with US markets posting their second straight week of losses.  Geopolitical concerns and trade tensions were top of mind for investors as global leaders met in Davos at the World Economic Forum.   President Trump’s sharp...

Spousal IRA Contributions

  By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education IRA and Roth IRA contributions are only permitted when you have taxable “compensation” or earned income. Typically, whether or not a person has compensation is a relatively straightforward determination. For...

Inherited Roth IRAs and Successor Beneficiaries

  By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst In our December 8, 2025 Slott Report entry (“Yes, RMDs Apply to Inherited Roth IRAs, But…”), we wrote about the application of required minimum distributions (RMDs) to inherited Roth IRAs. As expected, that article received...