Financial Planning Email Newsletter: Social Security COLA? Interest rates? Presidential economic plans? Let's explore. (August 21, 2024)

Social Security COLA? Interest rates? Presidential economic plans? Let's explore.

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Retirement

August 21, 2024

By Rob Burgess Reporter

Hello!

As you may be aware, there's a lot of uncertainty these days. (Shocking, I know.)

What will the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) be for 2025?

What will the expected Federal Reserve rate cut mean for portfolios?

Which of the two major party's presidential candidates' economic visions will prevail in November and what will it mean for clients?

Luckily, this week, I was able to speak with several knowledgeable analysts and financial advisors to make sense of all this. I hope you'll check these stories out.

As always, thank you for reading. Talk to you next Wednesday!

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