Joe Lieber

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  IRA Cap Gives Rise to New Funding Strategies

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  As with the Whac-A-Mole carnival game, new regulation means new opportunity.

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  Critics Slam Obama Budget Over Entitlement Cuts, Retirement Savings Cap

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  President Obama called his just-released budget a “fiscally responsible blueprint for middle-class jobs and growth,” but critics derided it for cutting Social Security and Medicare and capping retirement savings.

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  Congress’ Next Slugfest: Debt Ceiling, 3 Battling Budgets

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Now that the government is funded through September, Congress must tackle the debt ceiling and three separate budgets, says Andy Friedman of The Washington Update.

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  Congress Gets Ready to Tackle Tax Reform, Budget

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Congress is abuzz with activity this week as lawmakers start overhauling the tax code and plan to finish a continuing resolution to fund the government.

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  As Sequester Kicks In, Here’s What Happens Next

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2013

  Government workers should brace themselves for "mass furloughs" starting in April, Joe Lieber of Washington Analysis says.

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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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  Obama Says Cliff Deal ‘in Sight’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 31, 2012

  Speaking from the White House, President Obama said Monday afternoon that a deal to avert the fiscal cliff--at least making sure taxes don't go up on middle class Americans--is "in sight."

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  Lawmakers Head Back to Work With Fiscal Cliff Looming

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  El-Erian and Lieber of Washington Analysis weigh in on the proper course to avert automatic cuts on Jan. 1.

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  Student Loan Rate Hike Averted in Highway Bill Compromise

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  A bipartisan agreement was reached late Wednesday on a federal highway bill that includes provisions to prevent student loan rates from doubling and makes adjustments to defined benefit funding requirements.