Tax Reform
Learn about the latest tax reform developments and their potential impact on your clients' income, portfolios and financial plans more broadly.
Budget cuts imminent, Senate Democrats, GOP stage votes
By David EspoSquabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions on Thursday.
February 13, 2013
In State of the Union, Obama Calls for ‘Smarter’ Government"Its not a bigger government we need," said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address Tuesday, "but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth.
February 06, 2013
Obama Presses for Delay, but Sequestration Cuts ImminentPresident Barack Obama urged Congress Tuesday to delay the looming sequestration cuts by passing a package of both spending cuts and tax hikes, but reports said Wednesday that Obamas plan was DOA in the House.
February 06, 2013
Obama seeks to avoid sequester with short-term fixThe president wants long-term deficit reduction that combines taxes and cuts, but his plan faces stiff resistance from anti-tax Republicans in Congress.
January 30, 2013
Strategist Valliere: Economy’s fundamentals ‘extremely good’Greg Valliere says, "There was no fiscal cliff, there will be no government shutdown, there will be no debt default and the world according to the Mayan calendar did not happen.
January 29, 2013
Strategist Valliere: Economy’s Fundamentals ‘Extremely Good’Greg Valliere, at the FSI conference, said, "There was no fiscal cliff, there will be no government shutdown, there will be no debt default and the world according to the Mayan calendar did not happen.
January 23, 2013
Full Speed Ahead for Midstream MLPsThe role of natural gas as an energy source continues to expand as the United States moves toward energy independence.
January 21, 2013
Fiscal Cliff Deal: ‘A Missed Opportunity’While the fiscal cliff deal that was approved by the House and Senate on Jan. 1 was good news in that it sent the markets soaring and includes some changes that make financial planning easier, critics of the deal say that it fails to remedy the fiscal challenges that lie...