Republican Party

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  Compromise Time? Eliminating the Fiscal Cliff With Current Tax Rates

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  November 21, 2012

  The presidential election is behind us but the clock is still ticking on tax increases scheduled to take effect January 1. One solution involves capping deductions while reducing tax spending for all taxpayers.

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  Why Not Just Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2012

  Contrarians and some politicos on both the left and the right have started to ask the forbidden question: Why not just fall off the fiscal cliff?

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  After Obama Victory, How the New Government Is Shaping Up for Advisors: Updated

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  Some notable newcomers—Elizabeth Warren, for one—join Congress, which remains divided between the two parties as fiscal cliff, tax issues come to fore of national agenda. FPA and FSI's leaders and lobbyists weigh in on what's next.

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  Obamacare Here to Stay Even With GOP Victory, Analysts Say

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 26, 2012

  Regardless of which party claims the greatest victory in November elections, Obamacare is likely to remain in place while the outcome of budget sequestration will be the key catalyst for the entire sector, Morningstar analysts say.

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  9 Crucial Eras in U.S. Income Tax History

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  Listen to Obama and Romney debate tax policy today and you'll hear echoes of the past, all the way back to the Civil War.

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  Obama vs. Romney: 6 Key Differences on Health Care

  By Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro  |  October 25, 2012

  The two candidates engage in platform-to-platform combat over the future of commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.

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  8 Presidents, 1 Nominee and Tax Rates They Paid

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  The controversy over Mitt Romney’s limited disclosure of his tax history and the 14.1% tax rate he paid led AdvisorOne to compare his rate to eight presidents going back to 1970.

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  Obama vs. Romney: Top 7 Places Where Campaign Cash Comes From

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2012

  Which sectors give the most cash to which candidates? Some of the amounts are surprising.

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  Taking Sides: Will Wall Street’s Generosity to GOP Continue?

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  September 25, 2012

  In the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama had a substantial edge over John McCain in raising money from Wall Street. That advantage has not only evaporated for the president in the current race, but has reversed dramatically.

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  What Are the Odds? 6 Election Scenarios Affecting a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2012

  In a weekly commentary, Jeff Kleintop, chief market strategist for LPL Financial, cobbled together an insightful selection of the odds of a “fiscal cliff” deal based on which party wins what after the election.