health insurance

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  Best and Worst States for Small Business in 2013

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 9, 2013

  Despite the claims by advocates that lower taxes entice business, a new survey finds it’s actually something else.

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  Half of Workers Believe Comfortable Retirement Out of Reach

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  A comfortable retirement is still something many Americans fear they’ll have to do without, according to EBRI’s 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey.

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  Sequestration Cuts Imminent; Government Shutdown Looms

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  As the nation braced for the $85 billion in sequestration cuts to kick in on March 1, Joe Lieber of Washington Analysis laid out the “numerous tools available” to blunt sequestration’s impact.

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  Obama Presses for Delay, but Sequestration Cuts Imminent

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  President 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 Obama’s plan was DOA in the House.

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  Are HRAs on the Chopping Block Under the Affordable Care Act?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  February 5, 2013

  Health Reimbursement Arrangements are one type of health insurance vehicle that may be on the chopping block with the dawn of Obamacare.

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  The Future of Financial Advice? Maybe It’s Health Care

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2013

  I suspect that financing health care will replace investments as the primary service demanded by advisory firm clients in the all-too-near future.

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  Kitces on the Top 3 Topics for Advisors in 2013—Topic 3: Obamacare

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  January 10, 2013

  This year may mark the beginning of a permanent change in separating employment from health insurance. Why this development in health exchanges holds major implications for you and your clients.

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  Kitces on Top 3 Topics for Advisors in 2013—Topic 1: Fiduciary and SRO

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  January 8, 2013

  First up in an intense year for advisor regulation: movement from the DOL on its fiduciary rule.

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  How Your Clients Can Shield Their Assets From Lawsuits

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2012

  Frivolous lawsuits are proliferating in a bad economy, says attorney Hillel Presser. The goal therefore is to own nothing, but control everything...

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  High-Ticket Item: Is the CFP Board's Awareness Campaign Working?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2012

  Will the CFP Board’s $40 million public awareness campaign really drive investors to financial planners? The data so far seems encouraging.