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By Michael S. Fischer |
May 14, 2012
Despite accelerated giving, charities that strive to meet basic needs of the most down-and-out Americans are struggling to remain viable as demand for services accelerates, according to a new study.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
May 8, 2012
On opening day of the 2012 NAPFA annual conference in Chicago, outgoing chairwoman Susan John named Ron Rhoades to succeed her as head of the fee-only planners group.
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By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne |
March 30, 2012
Despite the pious talk of deficit-cutting centrists about the need to stop kicking the can down the road, a grand compromise will likely elude us until a leader emerges, Democrat or Republican, who can win over a large majority of the public to his vision of our society.
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By Jane Wollman Rusoff |
March 26, 2012
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
March 14, 2012
The American Benefits Council is applauding the final passage by the Senate today of The Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act, as the bill includes a provision that provides pension funding relief to companies.
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By Kenneth Silber |
February 24, 2012
The Tea Party movement burst onto the political scene three years ago.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
February 10, 2012
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus is under investigation regarding allegations that he may have violated insider-trading laws.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
December 23, 2011
Following House GOP change of heart, bill approved by both Houses in Dec. 23 pro forma sessions.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
December 21, 2011
The House rejected, 229-193, on Tuesday the Senate bill to extend the payroll tax cut for two months as well as unemployment benefits. If Congress can’t break the logjam, 160 million Americans will pay higher taxes next year.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 19, 2011
A bipartisan negotiated two-month extension of payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits, passed by the Senate on Saturday, looks doomed to fail if House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, follows through with his insistence that the House vote it down late Monday.