William Sweetnam

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  Bowles, Simpson Warning: Deficit Committee Must Cut More Than $1.2 Trillion

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2011

  The two co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform warned lawmakers on Tuesday that any deal to reduce the federal budget deficit by no more than $1.2 trillion would “merely delay” the nation’s fiscal problems.

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  Former Bush Economist Floats Retirement Reform Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  An economist to former President George H.W. Bush unveiled a proposal to reform the retirement savings system by replacing the deduction for contributions to retirement savings accounts with a flat-rate refundable credit deposited directly into a saver’s account.

• Retirement Plans’ Perilous Future

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2011

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  Advisors to Congress: Don't Axe Retirement Plan Tax Benefits to Cut Deficit--Update

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2011

  American Benefits Council warns against possible Congressional desire to remove favorable tax treatment of DB and DC plans.

• The Future of HSAs

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  December 18, 2008

  As of 2008, 9.8 million adults aged between 21 and 64 were either in a consumer-driven health plan or were eligible to open a health savings account (HSA)