On Thursday, President Donald Trump fulfilled another campaign promise by signing an executive order declassifying all federal government files pertaining to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. According to the National Archives, the declassified documents represent about three percent of the total records of these incidents, but as we might note, sometimes the devil is in the details.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. More than 50 years after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Federal Government has not released to the public all of its records related to those events.
Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth. It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay.
The EO sets a deadline of 15 days for the director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the U.S. attorney general to present a plan to the president for the full and complete release of all records pertaining to the assassination of President Kennedy. A deadline of 45 days was set for the records pertaining to the assassinations of Dr. King and Robert Kennedy.
Pres. Trump has announced his intent to declassify these documents earlier:
After an aide announced the president was signing the executive action “ordering the declassification of files relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Reverend Martin Luthern King Jr.,” Mr. Trump said, “That’s a big one, huh? A lot of people are waiting for this for a long — for years, for decades.”
After a release of some of the JFK files in 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration said 97% of the roughly 5 million pages in its collection related to the assassination were public.
It’s not at all unlikely that Pres. Trump’s sense of urgency in ordering this action may be the result of having survived not one, but two assassination attempts himself. […]
President @realDonaldTrump signs an Executive Order to declassify the JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr. files! pic.twitter.com/BHHdjMLrl0
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) January 23, 2025
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The Biggest Threat to Your Retirement Is Actually a Very Good Thing
When you look at the headlines today, you’ll see experts in the retirement industry warning about big threats to your financial security:
- De-dollarization and the rise of BRICS
- Soaring national debt
- Unstable interest rates
- Weakened U.S. dollar
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It’s longevity.
Why Longevity Is the Silent Threat
For most of human history, the problem was the opposite — life expectancy was short, and few people even reached retirement. Today, thanks to medical advancements, healthier lifestyles, and better living conditions, people are living longer than ever before.
And while that’s a wonderful thing, it comes with a financial catch: Your retirement account has to last far longer than you might expect.
- A 65-year-old couple today has a 50% chance that one of them will live to 90.
- Some projections suggest that many of us will live well into our 90s, even 100+.
- This means your nest egg may need to stretch not for 15 years, but 25, 30, or even 40 years.
That’s where the real danger lies: running out of money before you run out of life.
The Retirement Equation Has Changed
While market volatility, debt crises, or central bank policies may feel like the scariest threats, they’re temporary storms. Longevity, however, is a structural shift. Every extra year of life is another year of expenses, another year of inflation erosion, and another year of financial pressure.
If your retirement plan doesn’t account for longevity, you could face tough choices later in life — downsizing, working when you’d rather not, or becoming financially dependent on others.
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