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Sanders tax plans seen raising $15.3 trillion over 10 years
By Lynnley BrowningSanders's proposals for sweeping tax hikes on businesses and individuals could "substantially reduce incentives to save and invest in the United States," a new study says.
March 04, 2016
Tightening U.S. job market keeps the hope alive that wages will growThe biggest blemish in the February jobs report was a 0.1 percent drop in average hourly wages.
March 04, 2016
The mystery Madoff victims who left $2.5 billion on the tableOffshore feeder funds account for part of the mystery and experts speculate some customers sought to avoid scrutiny.
March 04, 2016
Jim Rogers: There's a 100% probability of a U.S. recession within a yearThe former partner of George Soros suggested that if investors focus on the right data, there are signs that the U.S. economy is already faltering.
March 04, 2016
Obama to meet with financial regulators ahead of fiduciary ruleThe Obama administration is readying a fiduciary rule that will require brokers to put their clients best interests first.
March 04, 2016
Eye on sale of a crown jewel: MetLife’s Premier Client GroupMassMutual's acquisition of MetLife's retail distribution arm brings into stark relief regulators' growing impact on agents and insurers.
March 04, 2016
Making oft-bashed PPACA blend in is administration's goalSlavitt says he thinks most insurers will continue to sell plans through the exchange in 2017.
March 04, 2016
4 tips for surfing the barrel: How to turn disruption into opportunityThe wave of change does not have to be bad ... and that goes for all advisors, including life insurance agents.