Mitch McConnell

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  Top 10 Wealth Management Trends for 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  Every year brings its own challenges, but 2013 is likely to be an exceptionally dynamic year for wealth managers, the Aite Group predicts.

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  House Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill, Averting Plunge—for Now

  By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press  |  January 2, 2013

  House passes Senate bill, 257-167, shortly before midnight, sending legislation to President Barack Obama to sign.

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  House Takes Up Senate’s Fiscal Cliff Bill

  By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press  |  January 1, 2013

  Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House after bipartisan, middle-of-the-night approval in the Senate.

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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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  On Year's Final Trading Day, Markets Calm Despite Cliff

  By Pamela Sampson, AP, Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer  |  December 31, 2012

  European, Asian indexes rise significantly for the year, with hopes remaining that some kind of deal still can be made in U.S.

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  Senate Pushes House on Fiscal Cliff

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2012

  Speaker of the House John Boehner called for Congess to reconvene on Sunday.

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  President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obama’s. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.

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  Congress’ Top 5 Pieces of ‘Unfinished Business’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 7, 2012

  As Congress headed off for its August recess, quite a few tasks were left unresolved, with the biggest by far being legislation to avert the looming fiscal cliff.

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  What Obama Health Law Means Now That It’s Called a Tax

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 6, 2012

  Considering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s broad reach, one simple thing is true of the PPACA’s potential tax and investment consequences: it’s complicated.

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  Senate Majority Leader Offers Plan to Stop Student Loan Rate Hike

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 8, 2012

  In a speech on Thursday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, President Obama said Republicans were stalling in passing a law to stop such a hike. Republicans claim the administration has ignored their proposals.