Financial Planning

Nearly one-third of U.S. CFOs expect to make cutbacks in health care benefits for their workforce, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton LLP.

Economist Arthur Laffer, the inventor of the Laffer Curve, has been engaged as an economic advisor and consultant by wealth management firm 1st Global.

Economic confidence is rising among CFOs, according to a new survey that found 57 percent of them saying they plan to hire additional employees in the next six months.

The Internal Revenue Service said the cost-of-living adjustments affecting the dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement- related items for tax year 2011 will mostly remain unchanged, except for a few small inflation adjustments.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office uncovered hundreds of allegations of physical abuse, neglect and financial exploitation by guardians in 45 states and the District of Columbia between 1990 and 2010.

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ADVISORS CONTINUE SHIFT TO FEE-BASED MODELS

Taxpayers who previously adopted 419, 412i, captive insurance or Section 79 plans are in big trouble.

The U.S. Department of Labor and the American Institute of CPAs have launched an interactive website to help small businesses select a retirement plan suitable for their employees.

Legendary economist Milton Friedman once joked that you could take any three letters from the alphabet, scramble them in any order you want, and you'll end up with an acronym for a federal agency we could do without.