Bush

• House Passes Rescue Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 3, 2008

  Two days after Senate passage, the House passed on Friday, October 3, its version of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 by a vote of 263-171. The bill now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it promptly. The House bill passed on the same day...

• Higher Education Act Adds Simplification, Disclosure Requirements

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  August 28, 2008

  On August 14, 2008, ten years since its last reauthorization, President Bush signed into law the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4137). The law was originally...

• The ETF Way

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2008

  Alternative energy is on everybody's mind these days, and for good reason: Prices of oil have doubled in less than a year, and the trip...

• Never Too Late

  By Gregory Taggart  |  May 1, 2008

  If you have a client who's dragging his feet on estate planning, the good news is that he may have more time than you think....

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  Watch List

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  Over the past five years, the focus has shifted for the independent advice community, a shift that has been reflected in the IA 25, our...

• Love & Taxes

  By Julian Block  |  April 1, 2008

  A wedding is a solemn event that marks a personal commitment. So it's no surprise that taxes are probably the last thing on your clients'...

• Opportunity Knocks

  By Angie Herbers  |  April 1, 2008

  As we're all painfully aware, it looks like the four-and-a-half year Bush bull market came to a dramatic and abrupt end in the final quarter...

• As We Went to Press . . .

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2008

  On February 13, 2008, President Bush signed into law the "Economic Stimulus Act of 2008," which interests us because it provides an incentive to small...

• Capital Ideas

  By Julian Block  |  February 1, 2008

  Sad to relate, most financial professionals take their eye off the tax ball. In fact, according to a study commissioned by Boston-based Eaton Vance Corp.,...

• Expansion of AMT Put Off

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2008

  A flurry of last-minute year-end legislative action by the first session of the 110th Congress included a bill that postpones by a year expansion of...