If you think Washington’s struggle with the fiscal cliff back in December and the sequester brouhaha in recent weeks has derailed efforts on Capitol Hill to tackle tax reform, think again.That’s the... Read More
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BY NAPA Net Staff | 2/25/2013
It looks like the so-called sequester — automatic cuts in government spending mandated by a 2011 budget compromise — is going to happen on March 1, says Brian Graff, Executive Director/CEO of NAPA... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/29/2013
With Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announcing his intent to retire when his term expires next year, will his proposals to reform the nation’s retirement system be more likely to pass as he works hard on... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/15/2013
Now that we’ve put the fiscal cliff behind us, “a bigger cliff” lies ahead, says Brian Graff, Executive Director/CEO of NAPA and ASPPA. “Fiscal Cliff II: The Sequel” will come at the end of February... Read More
BY Brian Graff | 1/14/2013
Hardliners in the House of Representatives argue that America has maxed out on its credit card. But defaulting on a credit card payment only makes a bad situation worse. The idea of defaulting on our... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/11/2013
Tired of hearing about the fiscal cliff yet? We are too. But while the American Taxpayer Relief Act (which "relieved" American taxpayers by raising their taxes) arguably may have been bad fiscal... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 1/4/2013
Part of the deal that avoided the fiscal cliff allows eligible DC participants to more easily convert to a Roth IRA (free registration required). That put 401(k) plans front and center with the press... Read More
BY Brian Graff | 1/2/2013
As you have probably heard, late last night the House of Representatives approved the legislation passed by the Senate on New Year’s Eve encompassing a deal to avoid the expiration of the Bush tax... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/21/2012
By Brian Graff, NAPA Executive Director/CEOAs the holiday approaches, I wish I had better news, but I'm afraid I do not. As you have likely heard, on Dec. 20 the Republican leadership withdrew its so... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/20/2012
A provision in President Obama’s latest proposal to avoid the pending fiscal cliff would penalize small business owners by subjecting them to double taxation, according to Brian H. Graff, CEO/... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/13/2012
Proposals to scale back or eliminate retirement savings incentives in 401(k) plans not only endanger the ability of low- and moderate-income workers to enjoy secure retirements but are based on... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/12/2012
Curtailing the current tax treatment of contributions that workers and their employers make to 401(k) plans will significantly reduce employers’ willingness to sponsor plans and employees’ ability to... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/11/2012
While the fiscal cliff negotiations are putting tax incentives for retirement savings on the front line, 11 members of Congress have voiced their support for the employer-based retirement system by... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/7/2012
The “Affluent Investor Confidence Index” compiled by the Spectrem Group market research and consulting firm dropped 11 points in November, marking its lowest reading in a year and biggest plunge... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/5/2012
Though the nation’s political pundits are talking more and more about going over the fiscal cliff as if it's likely, not just possible, it’s important to maintain perspective. With a deadline of Dec... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 12/3/2012
As negotiations between the White House, House Republicans and Senate Democrats heat up over the impending “fiscal cliff,” plan advisors should expect numerous ups and downs along the way, says Brian... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/29/2012
Plan advisors now have an easy-to-use “toolkit” — a set of customizable messages to clients and participants, banner ads and more — to help spread the word about the critical need to protect American... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/27/2012
NAPA and ASPPA have launched the Save My 401k campaign to protect the tax incentives of employer-sponsored retirement plans from the threat of tax reform. The goal: to educate members of Congress and... Read More
BY John Ortman | 11/16/2012
With the prospect of comprehensive tax reform legislation looming, key ASPPA and NAPA members are leading an advocacy effort on behalf of plan sponsors and plan participants. The goal: to talk to key... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/8/2012
Describing Tuesday’s national and state elections as a “status quo election,” NAPA’s Executive Director and Washington insider Brian Graff notes that, despite spending about $5 billion on this year’s... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 11/5/2012
Regardless of how Congress is reshaped in the wake of today’s elections, legislators on Capitol Hill will face a daunting task: reducing the federal government’s budget deficit. Throw in the adverse... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/30/2012
By Steve SullivanLeading with a bullhorn and a battle cry, ASPPA’s Executive Director and CEO Brian Graff called on attendees at the 2012 ASPPA Annual Meeting Oct. 28 to marshal their resources and... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/9/2012
Batten down the hatches — a perfect storm lies dead ahead. Election-year politics, a struggling economy, a gargantuan federal budget deficit and the push for tax reform will combine soon, and will... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 10/2/2012
A proposal by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) to address what he calls the “retirement crisis” would shore up Social Security and also create a new retirement fund run by the government but funded privately.... Read More
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