National Financial Literacy Month is recognized in the United States in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. ******************************************* Senate Congressman AKAKA (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. KOHL, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, [...]

Q: In our financial plans, we’ve been considering our retirement and ways to support our children and grandchildren, but we’d also like to think about supporting our favorite charities. How can we do more than our usual annual gifts? –H.S. Texas A: When you decide the time is right time for you to make a charitable [...]

On January 2, 2013 President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) into law. This came the day after the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill. ATRA makes permanent many tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, and makes a permanent patch on the alternative minimum tax and extends many individual and [...]