Deficit

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  Jeff Gundlach Investing Advice: Hold Cash, Fold Stocks

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  DoubleLine CEO warns of ‘Pavlovian response’ when turning to risky assets.

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  Friedman Sees Fiscal Cliff Deal by Christmas Eve, as Obama, Boehner Meet

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 17, 2012

  As Speaker John Boehner and President Obama met Monday morning to iron out further details on a possible deal, political analyst Andy Friedman remains optimistic on a deal by year-end.

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  Erskine Bowles: 40% Chance of Cliff Deal

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 10, 2012

  Like the lottery, maybe he’s just playing the ages of his kids.

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  11 Senators Unite on Resolution to Protect Retirement Tax Incentives

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  With fiscal cliff negotiations putting tax incentives for retirement savings potentially on the chopping block, 11 senators have voiced their support for the employer-based retirement system by joining forces on a Sense of the Congress resolution.

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  Will U.S. Kick 401(k) Subsidies Off Cliff?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  At a time of nearly desperate negotiations to find savings needed to avert the fiscal cliff, ending the taxpayer subsidy–to the tune of $100 billion–of retirement savings accounts seems to many to be a no-brainer.

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  Sen. Harkin: Fiscal ‘Slope’ Hiding ‘Retirement Deficit’ Crisis

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, said Thursday that he was confident lawmakers “would address it," and that Congress “may vote on a debt limit extension" on Thursday afternoon.

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  To Avoid Fiscal Cliff, 401(k) Plans May Fall Off Deep End

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 4, 2012

  Advisor Brett Goldstein says possible deals to cap contributions could shutter plans, hurt low-income employees particularly and see contributions plunge up to 65%.

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  What Will the Possible Fiscal Cliff Plans Cost Your Clients?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  Your bread-and-butter client, an upper middle-class family with two children, earning $147,000 a year, would see their tax bill rise by $7,323 if we go over the fiscal cliff. They would fare better under the plans of the two political parties.

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  Averting Fiscal Cliff Requires Special Type of Leadership

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2012

  Harvard University's Ronald Heifetz, the author of widely cited texts on leadership, explains why the president has the upper hand in fiscal cliff talks, and how Democrats need to help Republicans sell compromise back home.

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  Geithner Says ‘Absolutely’ When Asked About Eliminating Debt Ceiling

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 18, 2012

  Debt ceiling used as a political tool, time to go, says treasury secretary.