Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

Some doubt the CEOs calling on Congress to deal with the federal debt will be willing to pay for a deal that raises their taxes.

Twenty-five of the highest-paid U.S. chief executives last year pocketed more in pay than their companies paid in federal income taxes.

There’s renewed hope that the special bipartisan committee charged with finding a way to cut the federal deficit can reach an agreement now that some Republicans have softened their no-tax stance. And the most optimistic among us, which varies depending on the latest reports from Capitol Hill, still cling to the dream that Congress eventually