The debate over the line between religious freedom and federal health care mandates has made its way into Massachusetts' closely watched U.S. Senate race, with Republican Sen. Scott Brown accusing his chief Democratic rival of wanting to "dictate to religious people about what they should believe."

The fourth annual comprehensive overview of the ways non-profits are managing their retirement plans has been announced, with the PSCA and Principal Financial Group teaming up for their yearly 403(b) Plan Survey; a March deadline has been set for input.

However stout a client's tax defenses, there's almost no avoiding the levy against retirement plans for the year they reach 70 1/2, when they must start withdrawing cash from IRAs and 401(k) plans and paying ordinary income tax on it, writes Robert Hershey in the New York Times.