Supreme Court

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  HSAs Losing Luster Under Obamacare

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  July 27, 2012

  HSAs are about to lose much of their value under the PPACA, which will impose minimum reimbursement rates on all health insurance plans—ensuring that premiums for high-deductible plans will increase.

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  Prediction Time

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  July 26, 2012

  Forecasting election outcomes has taken on some of the trappings of a science in recent years.

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  CBO: Obamacare Repeal Would Raise Deficit by $109 Billion

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  Separately, the CBO and joint tax committee say the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act will reduce its costs by $84 billion.

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  Financial Freedom Is Not Free

  By Andrew Rice, Money Management Services  |  July 24, 2012

  As our country approaches the fiscal cliff, can we afford to have the financially responsible segment of our society pay for the other 50% of our society?

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  Preparing Clients for Reality of Obamacare Investment Tax

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  July 20, 2012

  An additional 3.8% tax on investment income will be implemented in less than six months, and your high-income clients will need advice on how to reposition their investments to minimize its effect.

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  Buffett’s 9 Nuggets of Wisdom on Banks, Investments, More

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2012

  The Oracle of Omaha had some contrarian things to say about the U.S. economy, the big banks, and what he calls “the tapeworm of the American economy,” on Bloomberg TV.

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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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  Retirees Need Health Care Cost Reality Check

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  July 2, 2012

  A study from Nationwide Financial found that the difficulty of judging how much to save for health care in retirement continues even after Americans stop working.

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  What Are Implications of Health Care Ruling?

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 29, 2012

  For one, higher taxes on the way. For two, further support likely for Mitt Romney. But how long will Obamacare last?

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  Fiscal Cliff Is Higher Than You Think: BofA-Merrill

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  Taxpayers may have to leap off the fiscal cliff on Jan. 1, 2013, unless Obama and Congress act together.