Tom Harkin

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  Brighter Market Doesn’t Ease Retirement Worries: Survey

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 12, 2013

  Americans are “highly anxious” about their retirement prospects, a report from the National Institute on Retirement Security found.

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  Top 5 Retirement Issues

  By Editorial Staff  |  February 25, 2013

  Investment Advisor talked to several of the main players on the retirement stage to get their thoughts on the big challenges of modern retirement.

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  Sen. Tom Harkin, Chairman of HELP Committee, to Retire

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for his term expiring in 2014.

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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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  Future of DC Plans Hitched to Economy, Education: Outlook 2013

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  By now, the move out of DB plans into DC plans has been well-established, although the success of the plans wavers with the strength of the economy. There are also two kinds of 401(k) investors.

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  Sen. Harkin: Fiscal ‘Slope’ Hiding ‘Retirement Deficit’ Crisis

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, said Thursday that he was confident lawmakers “would address it," and that Congress “may vote on a debt limit extension" on Thursday afternoon.

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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.

• A Securities Transaction Tax Will Hurt Advisors and Clients

  By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute  |  October 4, 2012

  Yes, limiting market volatility and increasing government revenue are worthy goals, but legislation imposing a securities transaction tax is the wrong way to reach those goals.

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

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  Potential Pension Income Abuse Targeted by Sen. Harkin

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2011

  Lump sum or annuity? It’s a question that dogs lottery winners and parties to structured settlements, and it might now involve your client's retirement plan.