Financial Planning

Congress’s two tax-writing committees, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, held a joint hearing Thursday to discuss capital gains taxes and how they might be reformed.

Victims of convicted Ponzi scheme fraudster Bernard Madoff will be receiving nearly $2.5 billion in checks that were mailed Wednesday, according to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

Nearly two-thirds of individual investors have at least some confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.

Many small business owners are confused by the fee notices and costs of their 401(k) plans and have trouble answering questions from employees, according to a new survey.

I meant to write about the latest corporate-sponsored holiday, National Fight Procrastination Day, when it occurred last Thursday, but I just didn’t get around to it.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee supporting a bill aimed at narrowing the definition of “municipal advisor,” without weakening investor protections.

Nearly half of CFOs don’t anticipate the one-time costs of going public, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Free online money management tool PowerWallet has officially hit the market and is designed to help users manage and keep control over their personal finances.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales plans to develop guidance for auditors on providing assurance on interest rate benchmarks in the wake of the outcry over manipulation of the LIBOR, or London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, which cost the jobs of top executives at the British bank Barclays.

College students and their families could save up to $2,500 a year if they save receipts for necessary expenses such as textbooks and other course materials.