Your Guide to Financial Freedom
The United States boasts the world’s largest and most dominant financial market. However, this financial sophistication does not translate into robust retirement security for its citizens. According to the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, the U.S. pension system ranks a disappointing 30th out of 52 analyzed countries, scoring just 61.1 out of 100. … Read more
More than half a million Americans are currently locked in a prolonged waiting game with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to a scathing new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, the agency now takes an average of 20 months to resolve cases of tax-related identity theft. For many, this administrative logjam means vital refund … Read more
While the United States boasts the world’s most sophisticated and liquid capital markets, its structural safety net for retirees continues to lag behind other developed economies. According to the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, the U.S. retirement income system ranked a disappointing 30th out of 52 countries, securing a score of just 61.1 … Read more
More than half a million Americans are currently locked in a prolonged waiting game with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to recover refunds stolen by identity thieves. According to a damning new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, the federal government’s internal tax watchdog, the agency is now taking an average of 20 months to … Read more
Despite hosting the world’s largest and most dominant financial markets, the United States lags significantly in retirement security. In the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, which evaluates 52 national retirement income systems representing two-thirds of the global population, the U.S. ranked No. 30, earning a mediocre C+ grade with a score of 61.1. … Read more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently struggling to resolve a massive backlog of tax-related identity theft cases, leaving over 500,000 Americans waiting in financial limbo. According to the latest report by National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, the average resolution time for these cases has stretched to approximately 20 months. This delay is described as … Read more
Despite hosting the world’s largest and most dominant financial market, the United States continues to lag behind in global retirement security. According to the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, which evaluates 52 national retirement systems covering two-thirds of the world’s population, the U.S. ranks a disappointing 30th globally, earning a score of 61.1. … Read more
A staggering backlog at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is leaving over 500,000 Americans in financial limbo. According to a critical report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, victims of tax-related identity theft are waiting an average of 20 months for the agency to resolve their cases and release their stolen refunds. Erin Collins, the National … Read more
The United States is home to the world’s largest and most dominant financial markets, yet its retirement security system is lagging behind. According to the 2025 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, which evaluates 52 national systems representing two-thirds of the global population, the U.S. ranks No. 30. With a score of just 61.1, the … Read more
A severe administrative bottleneck at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is leaving over 500,000 Americans in financial limbo. According to the latest report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, victims of tax-related identity theft face an average wait of 20 months for the agency to resolve their cases and release stolen refunds. This delays-driven crisis is … Read more