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GAO: Retirement Incentives Help the Well-Heeled
By Allison BellCurrent U.S. pension and retirement savings tax incentives provide far more help for high-income taxpayers than for lower-income workers, officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office contend.
April 29, 2011
Dearth of a SalesmanI recently got to watch a tremendous documentary entitled Salesman, from 1969. I read about it on a film blog as one of those films ...
April 28, 2011
Researchers: Some Post-PPACA Deductibles Could Be HighConsumers who buy the minimum required level of health coverage in an Affordable Care Act health care environment could be responsible for handling thousands of dollars of medical costs out of pocket.
April 28, 2011
IRI: VA Flows JumpThe flow of new assets into U.S. variable annuities increased 10% in 2010, to about $137 billion, according to the Insured Retirement Institute.
April 28, 2011
Cogent: Affluent Generation X Investors Dissatisfied with AdvisorsMany affluent U.S. investors in their 30s and 40s are thinking about finding new financial advisors.
April 28, 2011
Summit Business Media Introduces Benefits ENewslettersSummit Business Media has started publishing a new group of electronic newsletters affiliated with the company's BenefitsPro.com website.
April 28, 2011
SEC Moves Ahead on Credit Rating ProposalMembers of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have voted 5-0 to seek public comments on a proposed rule that would remove references to credit ratings from SEC regulations.
April 28, 2011
New site demystifies financial designationsThe American College has launched a new Web site aimed at helping consumers make sense of the "alphabet soup" of designations for financial advisors.