Provide employee health insurance, or pay a penalty? Small business owners worry about having to face that choice. That possibility moved a step closer to reality in mid-July, as three of five Congressional committees approved new legislation to remake American health care – legislation that could expand health insurance coverage to 46 million uninsured Americans, [...]

September is National Life Insurance Awareness Month When was the last time you looked at your life insurance coverage? Why not do it now? September is as good a time as any – in fact, this is National Life Insurance Awareness Month. The non-profit Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) wants to awaken [...]

The year goes by, you get busy … and tax-saving opportunities slip away. So as a reminder, this article is here to reacquaint you with some of the notable federal tax breaks offered this year. The first-time homebuyer credit. This is the up-to-$8,000 credit available in 2009 to anyone who hasn’t owned a home during [...]