A taxpayer’s guide to 2013 The 2013 tax changes you can expect, and what you can do about them. After a long period of uncertainty over taxes, the fiscal cliff deal has finally given taxpayers some much-needed clarity—and the opportunity to put in place some tax-smart long-term saving and investment plans. “Now that many of …

Top Earners Set to Pay Most Especially Married People By Margaret Collins - Jan 17, 2013 It pays to be single — that is, when it comes to high earners’ tax bills. U.S. taxpayers with income of more than $200,000 a year will see federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. Tax increases will pinch married couples …

Retirement Concerns Keep You Awake at Night? Ever heard your stock broker say, “Your approaching retirement, you should start looking for a specialist to help you overcome all the challenges you are about to face”.  Of course you haven’t.  Stock Brokers and Investment Advisors get paid, handsomely, to keep your assets in risky investments like …

Guest Post: 2008 Again? Submitted by John Aziz of Azizonomics blog, The so-called recovery is built on sand, and as stock markets climb and climb, and more traders and investors turn bullish, we come ever-closer to a new 2008-style collapse. Markets have already gone far, far higher than many expected on a drift of reinflationary central …

Insurance Industry vs. Wall St. for Income During Retirement If you’re an avid listener to the Retirement Rescue Show, heard on AM950 Saturday mornings at 8, you are familiar with the concept of using your financial vehicles for what they were designed to accomplish. For example, you wouldn’t use a spoon to eat spaghetti would …