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AALU: 2009 Estate Tax Levels May Continue
By Arthur D. PostalAssociation for Advanced Life Underwriting officials believe Congress will extend the 2009 estate tax levels to next year before it recesses, but won't deal with permanent reform until next year.
October 28, 2009
Official: Maybe Target Date Funds Should RenameOne investment fund that was supposed to be designed for workers retiring in 2010 had 68% of its assets in stock before the recent slump hit, and one 2010 fund lost 41% of its value in 2008.
October 28, 2009
10 ideas for improving your direct mail response rates - Part 1Direct mail campaigns can be an effective way to generate responses from clients and prospects. They can also be quite expensive.
October 28, 2009
Feinberg Looking At Execs 26 To 100 (Updated)Treasury Department "Pay Czar" Kenneth Feinberg says he is about to design compensation guidelines for second-tier executives at the seven biggest Troubled Asset Relief Program aid recipients.
October 27, 2009
Numbers Paint Mottled Picture Of Retirement MarketSome retirement savers may be in a lot better shape than others.
October 27, 2009
Union Joins Fight To Save FSAsThe United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is teaming with benefits vendors to keep health reform efforts from hurting the flexible spending account program.
October 27, 2009
Empire State Firm Gains Clout Over RepricingPower to influence what health plans pay out-of-network doctors and hospitals may be shifting from the Midwest to upstate New York.
October 27, 2009
Rating Agency: The CDS Market Is A Tough GraderThe credit default swaps market has been more bearish about life insurers than Moody's Investors Service has been, but Moody's says it believes its credit ratings reflect life insurers' true level of resilience.