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Researchers: Hospital Bills Expose Limits of Saving
By Staff WriterEven uninsured consumers with relatively high incomes and substantial saving would have trouble paying the hospital bills associated with one hospitalization, government researchers say.
May 10, 2011
PPACA: Curtain Opens on Individual Mandate AppealA lawyer for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opponents today faced a tough appeals court crowd as he challenged an individual health insurance ownership provision.
May 10, 2011
Advisor reminder: Be an advisor, not a salespersonThere is a large, gray flaw in the way some financial professionals approach their work with clients--one we should all work to improve. In many ways, it's the elephant in the room.
May 10, 2011
Working with advisors leaves pre-retirees more confidentMost pre-retirees don't work with a professional financial advisor -- if they did, they'd likely be more confident in their ability to retire comfortably, new LIMRA research suggests.
May 10, 2011
Unum Donates $100,000 to Storm Relief EffortsUnum Group Corp. is giving a total of $100,000 to United Way, Red Cross and Salvation Army relief programs to help the groups cope with the tornadoes and flooding that have hit the Southeastern states this spring.
May 10, 2011
Advisors: Create SMART goals to stay focusedIt's been said that people who don't have written goals end up working for people who do.
May 10, 2011
One dollar can net a saleI have had success with the following idea to get into the attorney marketplace.
May 10, 2011
States Form Task Force, Hire Verus to Look at Unclaimed Property ProceduresThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed an unclaimed property task force, and several states have hired Verus Inc. to conduct examinations focusing on unclaimed property issues.