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Obama’s Fiscal Platform (New York Times)
By Staff WriterPresident Obama's new budget proposal includes $3.8 trillion in total spending and $2.9 trillion in revenues in 2013, leaving a deficit of about $900 billion.
February 14, 2012
Fact Sheet: Women’s Preventive Services and Religious Institutions (The White House)A new fact sheet from the White House clarifies the benefits of the much-discussed contraception coverage legislation.
February 14, 2012
Life Industry Trade Groups Fire Back at ObamaLife insurance industry trade groups are urging the Obama administration to withdraw budget proposals that would impose new tax on life insurers.
February 14, 2012
LIMRA: Serving Producers is Top Reason for Mobile Tech InitiativesLIMRA says that almost nine in 10 life insurers who have or plan to implement mobile technology initiatives do so to meet growing producer demands and provide better support services.
February 14, 2012
How-Tos of Offshore Accounts: First, Get a MillionMovie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don't. Here's how to play by the rules.
February 14, 2012
Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax GambitHouse lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year.
February 14, 2012
New York Life Plans Recruitment PushAfter a successful recruitment effort in 2011 and data showing a strong demand for help in managing finances, the company is looking to expand even further and it is not just hitting college job fairs.
February 13, 2012
Keeping It Simple OnlineWhen it comes to website design, simpler really is better.