2012's sweep of retirement reforms will likely stall, critics note, leading to much larger and impossible-to-manage costs in the not-so-far future.

A delay in congressional action regarding the AMT and other credits and deductions could mean confusion for taxpayers - but an opportunity for advisors to help out.

Four years ago, President Barack Obama and his staff spent the first day in the White House learning the basics. Not just the basics of governing, but also figuring out how to get cleared into their offices by the Secret Service, log on to their government computers and find keys...