Medicare

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  Congress Starts Work on Tax Code Reform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  While skepticism remains, committees in both houses start high-profile work on reform.

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  5 Ways Retirees Can Cut Health Care Costs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  Advisors aren’t doing enough to reach out to their clients to help them choose the right health care plans for retirement, according to Allsup. Here are five ways to help.

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  Paul Ryan’s Budget: Something for Everyone (to Criticize)

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2013

  "The president promises big government and Ryan promises smaller big government,” a Cato Institute analyst says, while others say cuts are still too big.

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  Health Care and Taxes, Pt. 1: HSAs

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 12, 2013

  How health savings account distributions are taxed.

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  Top 20 Countries for Retirement Security

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2013

  Natixis has released its annual retirement security index, and Americans are lagging Slovakia. Yes. Slovakia.

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  Selected Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 4, 2013

  The experts of Tax Facts have produced this comprehensive analysis of selected provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) to provide the most up-to-date information to our subscribers. This supplement analyzes important changes to the tax code with emphasis on how these developments impact Tax Facts’ major areas of focus: Employee Benefits, Insurance, and Investments.

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  Cafeteria Plans

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 4, 2013

  The income tax treatment of cafeteria plans is key to their popularity. Learn how to maximize the tax benefits of these “flexible benefit plans”.

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  IRAs: In General

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 4, 2013

  Individual Retirement Accounts are highly popular tools for contributing funds that grow on a tax deferred basis. Depending on the type of IRA, the accumulation can be tax free.

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  Lew Has Work Cut Out for Him as Treasury Head

  By Martin Crustsinger, AP Economic writer  |  February 28, 2013

  Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running.

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  Limiting 401(k) Subsidies: Smart Deficit Reduction or Dumb Double Taxation?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  A 28% cap on retirement deductions was just one of 15 deficit-cutting proposals of the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project.