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A brighter future for Roth 401(k) arrangements
By Robert PenningtonA qualified Roth 401(k) contribution program is an arrangement authorized by IRC Section 402A that allows a 401(k) participant to elect to have all, or a portion, of his annual elective plan deferrals treated as Roth contributions. Under the
February 01, 2007
New Chief Restructures Buckeye State TeamMary Jo Hudson, the new director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, has reworked the department's organizational chart.Hudson has:- Combined the Office of Life and ...
February 01, 2007
GAO: States Have Trouble With Child Premium ProgramsThe 9 states that help low-income and moderate-income children pay for private health coverage report facing challenges.Kathryn Allen, a director at the U.S. Government Accountability ...
February 01, 2007
Lawmakers Offer Hope For Non-Qual Deferred CompMembers of the Senate Finance Committee say Congress probably will change the non-qualified deferred compensation plan provisions now in the Senate version of H.R. 2.The ...
February 01, 2007
Senate Clears Way For Wage Bill VoteMembers of the Senate voted 88-4 Wednesday to limit debate on their version of H.R. 2.The vote paves the way for the full Senate to ...
January 31, 2007
The safe money specialist"Do the right thing" are truly words to live by and sell by for Mark Lindsey, a self-proclaimed "safe money specialist" who personally put $23 million in fixed indexed annuities premiums on the books in 2006, along with about $1 million in
January 31, 2007
Convert leads into clientsIn a different age, alchemists claimed they'd mastered a secret formula that turned base metals into gold. Fast-forward to today. Senior advisors are regularly bombarded with promises to turn sales leads into solid customers. Is it a different form
January 29, 2007
Nebraska Makes Producer Invoices More PrivateCornhusker regulators are trying to make agents' and brokers' records less tempting to identity thieves.The Nebraska Department of Insurance says its producer licensing division will ...