Jan

25

Who Says There Is No Such Thing as a Second Chance?

Posted by: | January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment

It has now been several years since the Swiss banking giant UBS found itself in trouble for impeding the IRS and conspiring to defraud the United States. The outcome was a negotiated settlement between the U.S. government and UBS that called for the disclosure of the names of U.S. taxpayers holding money overseas. This result was [...]

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Jan

5

The Social Security Tax Cut And A More Direct Route To Job Growth

Posted by: | January 5, 2011 | 6 Comments

The first pay day of 2011 is fast approaching and just about everyone is going to see an increase in the amount of their take home pay.  The amount of the change depends on how much money a person makes, but there will be a change that stems from the December passage of the Tax [...]

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Dec

28

Encouraging the Working Poor to Save for Retirement

Posted by: | December 28, 2010 | 1 Comment

Are you saving enough for retirement?  It can be a struggle even for those of us who do not live paycheck to paycheck.  For the working poor, the challenge must seem truly daunting.  Yet, Social Security payouts average only a little more than the poverty line, and benefits seem far more likely to decline than to increase in the [...]

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