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This article will ... Outline the key reasons retirees may still rely on a good credit score. Show why borrowing can sometimes make more sense than tapping your savings, even when you have the assets to pay cash. Explain the link between your credit score and the insurance rates you'll pay as a retiree. By the time you retire, you may have paid off your mortgage, cars, and credit cards. You may have saved enough to support yourself throughout retirement.

October 8th, 2026 Relationship Allows Clients to Access Flourish’s High-Yield Cash Account with Elevated FDIC Protection NEW YORK CITY —Flourish, a wealthtech platform that helps RIAs and broker-dealers deliver a private-bank-like experience to their clients, today announced an enterprise relationship with MassMutual and its network of financial professionals. The relationship extends Flourish Cash to MassMutual's network of more than 6,000 financial professionals across the nation.

Posted on October 07, 2026 By Kelly Kowalski CFA, Kevin Schultz CFA, CAIA and Will Petersen CFA Early in the year, markets were positioned for Federal Reserve rate cuts, a short-lived conflict in Iran, and little risk that the 10-year Treasury yield would breach 5 percent. Each assumption has since been challenged.

This article will ... Explain what a micro business is and why traditional bank loans can be a difficult fit for one. Outline several alternative funding options, including SBA microloans, state programs, grants, CDFIs, and crowdfunding. Note where gaps in the lineup exist and when it may make sense to talk with a financial professional about your overall plan. It will be a small operation. Fewer than 10 employees at a single location. Probably less than $250,000 in annual sales to start.

The central question entering the fourth quarter is whether earnings, AI investment, and labor-market stability can continue to offset costs.

Joe Maringer and Tim Minard Succeeding Tim Minard, who plans to retire after a decade with MassMutual Ascend CINCINNATI – Longtime industry leader, Joe Maringer, will be assuming the role of Chief Distribution Officer at MassMutual Ascend effective November 1, 2026, reporting to Dominic Blue, President and Chief Executive Officer of MassMutual Ascend.

This article will ... Underscore that you do have meaningful choices in how you satisfy your RMDs. Explain how selling depreciated investments to fund required distributions may affect a retirement portfolio’s ability to participate in a subsequent market recovery. Highlight considerations that may help retirees evaluate how to satisfy RMD requirements in a down market. Market declines can be stressful enough, particularly for retirees who must take a required minimum distribution (RMD).

This article will ... Explain how spreading your savings across accounts with different tax treatments may boost your after-tax retirement income. Outline the tax-advantaged accounts and investments — from 401(k)s and Roths to annuities and life insurance — that can diversify your tax base. Explain the tax advantages annuities and life insurance bring to a diversified retirement income plan.

Dennis Duquette to retire at year-end after a decade leading company’s community engagement efforts Springfield, Mass. – MassMutual today announced that experienced corporate social responsibility leader Mo McNally has been appointed Head of Community Responsibility and President & CEO of the MassMutual Foundation, effective January 1, 2027.

This article will ... Break down the real costs of teenage milestone celebrations, from quinceañeras to bar/bat mitzvahs to sweet 16s, and why they tend to exceed parents' initial expectations. Share practical ways to reduce milestone party costs — from choosing the right venue to prioritizing decor — without sacrificing the celebration your teen will remember.