
Empower Posts Record Margins in Third Quarter
Both the wealth management and retirement units reported their highest pre-tax base operating margins on record in Q3 2026.
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Both the wealth management and retirement units reported their highest pre-tax base operating margins on record in Q3 2026.
The ballot measure would replace Colorado's flat 4.4% income tax with graduated rates, with some upper incomes facing rates above 8%.
The wealth management firm's refinancing marks its first entry into the broadly syndicated loan market.

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