American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations

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  Industry girds for DOL fiduciary rule

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 29, 2013

  Agents and brokers continue to fear that the new regulation, if finalized, would eliminate commissions and "price out" many American IRA holders from affordable financial advice.

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  12 key post-election personnel moves

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 12, 2012

  The results of the election will generate substantive change in who makes the decisions affecting the insurance industry in Washington. Here is a look at the key people certain to be impacted by the change.

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  Investors Say Berkshire Will Endure After Buffett

  By Josh Funk  |  May 3, 2012

  Berkshire Hathaway shareholders make their annual pilgrimage here this weekend, and this year they have to confront an uncomfortable truth: Warren Buffett, Berkshire's CEO and the greatest celebrity in investing, can't go on forever.

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  AIG is Still Costing Taxpayers

  By Elizabeth Warren, Damon Silvers, Mark McWatters and Kenneth Troske  |  March 30, 2012

  When the U.S. economy was in crisis in October 2008, Congress passed a $700 billion bailout of our financial system. The Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) was heavily scrutinized in the media and passionately debated on Wall Street and Main Street.

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  Public Retirement Ages Come Under Greater Scrutiny

  By Don Thompson and Julie Carr Smyth  |  December 12, 2011

  With Americans increasingly likely to live well into their 80s, critics question whether paying lifetime pensions to retirees from age 55 or 60 is financially sustainable.

• Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social Security

  By Allison Bell  |  July 15, 2010

  Private companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.