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Swiss Tax Treaty Change Affects IRA Dividends
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Treasury Department and Swiss officials have proposed a tax protocol that could affect taxation of dividends owned by individual retirement savings plans.
June 08, 2011
DeParle: Employers Will Still Offer Coverage in 2014A White House health insurance advisor says reports that the Affordable Care Act will kill off group health plans are greatly exaggerated.
June 08, 2011
Editor's Blog: An Odd StoryA recent slice-of-life story in the New York Times looks like just another cheap shot, and an imaginary one at that.
June 08, 2011
Digital Insurance Buys 2 More FirmsDigital Insurance Inc. has acquired one benefits firm in the Midwest and another benefits firm in the Southwest.
June 08, 2011
MDRT Speaker: To Close Fast, Go SlowAdvisors may be able to shorten the time it takes to close on a sale by taking their time.
June 08, 2011
Former EBSA Chief: Rewrite Fiduciary DraftBradford Campbell, the former head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, says the U.S. Department of Labor should overhaul its retirement plan fiduciary definition proposal.
June 08, 2011
FDIC Schedules Risk Watcher EventThe Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee, an arm of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is set to meet June 21 in Washington.
June 08, 2011
Advisors: Solid marketing strategies transcend industryA good idea is a good idea; a clever marketing strategy is a clever marketing strategy. It does not have to be duplicated exactly in order to be duplicated effectively!