White House Tax Proposals In the State of the Union Address, President Obama included several tax proposals. He stated his hope that high-income earners pay […]
Archive | January, 2012

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January 30 2012
Weekly Market Wrap: Stocks continued to move upward in 2012 and extended its weekly winning streak to 4 weeks. The S&P 500 index eked out […]
Harnessing Risk in Any Market
If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, at some point or another you’ve probably contemplated what you might do should you encounter a bear or other wild […]
Washington Hotline – January – Week 4 – 2012
Sen. Reid Supports Tax Extenders Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is negotiating with other Washington leaders to extend the payroll tax cut. Under the […]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January 23, 2012
Weekly Market Wrap: Stocks added to 2012 gains this week as the US economy continue to slowly improve and European debt auctions were uneventful. The […]
Buying Time For Europe?
The S&P 500 Index has been a hostage to the headlines, up one day and down the next, depending largely on events in Europe and […]
Washington Hotline – January – Week 3 – 2012
Tax Gap Increases to $450 Billion Each year the IRS conducts a survey to determine the amount of unpaid taxes. The “tax gap” is defined […]

AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January 16, 2012
Weekly Market Wrap: US Stocks continued to make gains through the second week of 2012 despite new downgrades on Euro-debts. The S&P 500 index finished […]
High Yields Prove Elusive
Historically, many retirees and pre-retirees have looked to their portfolios as a potential source of income. In the current environment, finding these sources is no […]
Washington Hotline – January – Week 2 – 2012
Tax Season Opens New Year The IRS announced that the filing date for this year will be April 17th. Normally, income tax returns are due […]