On March 31, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson released the Treasury's "Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure."
Since the tax laws are so complex, and often inconsistent, it's no wonder that the tax treatment of investment management fees varies widely.
Judging by the heated reaction of members of Congress, Wall Street, the insurance industry, the savings-and-loan and regional-bank industries, etc., Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to revamp the nation's financial regulation is pretty good.
Judging by the thundering impact of the housing collapse, something is wrong with financial regulation.
Despite the challenges faced by today's physicians — the soaring cost of malpractice insurance and declining insurance reimbursements are just two — doctors remain one of financial advisers' most sought-after niches
Not that we needed much confirmation, but the Federal Reserve Board's actions last week confirmed the seriousness of the financial crisis that was triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble.
Ambrose Bierce, the famous American journalist, defined the word "oath" as a "solemn appeal to the deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury."
In this election year, no one is discussing the elephant-in-the-room problem that is devouring an ever-larger share of the nation's federal budget — Medicare.
Over the past six months, I have done extensive research on the best ways to draw down assets to create retirement income, including looking at the effect of taxes on that process.
Two tax reform issues are likely to collide over the coming months, and the fallout could be painful for high-income taxpayers.
One of the keys to success in any endeavor is learning from experience.
Wall Street has become an industry of metrics
The Securities and Exchange Commission is to be applauded for its proposal to revise Part II of Form ADV.
The French really are different. Consider how the United States would have dealt with Jérôme Kerviel, the 31-year-old trader at Société Générale who managed to lose more than $7 billion through unauthorized trades in stock index futures.
In this election year, the country deserves a realistic budget, and President Bush's proposed budget for fiscal 2009 isn't it — even though it predicts a deficit of $407 billion.
