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October 23, 2025

Four Reasons Why the 2026 Roth Catch-Up Rule Creates Opportunities for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

What is Changing? 1,2,3 Originating from the SECURE 2.0 Act and beginning January 1, 2026, high-earning employees will…

October 16, 2025

Talking to Your Adult Children About Money—Without Creating Tension

Regardless of how tight your family relationships are, talking about money can present challenges. Parents want to equip…

September 18, 2025

Creating a Personal Giving Strategy That Aligns with Your Legacy

For many families, giving is one of the most rewarding uses of wealth. In 2024, Americans gave a…

August 21, 2025

You’ve Sold Your Business—Now What?

For many business owners, selling a company is the culmination of years or even decades of risk-taking, sacrifice…

July 31, 2025

Market Outlook: July 2025 — A Second Quarter Defined by Reversals and Resilience

Please read our important disclosures below. In this midyear edition of our Market Outlook, Newport’s Senior Vice President…

July 31, 2025

Market Commentary & Outlook – Q2 2025

Capital Markets Performance U.S. equity markets ended the quarter at record highs, despite a significant market selloff early…

July 17, 2025

Navigating Finances During and After a Divorce

For high-net-worth individuals, divorce isn’t just emotionally challenging but also a major financial turning point that can fundamentally…

June 25, 2025

What’s the Right Age to Bring Kids into the Family Wealth Conversation?

“We want our kids to be financially responsible, but talking about wealth too soon or too often—or both—feels…