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  Companies with ‘discriminatory’ plans face PPACA fines

  By Dan Cook  |  May 30, 2013

  A provision of the law that hasn't gotten much attention subjects employers to penalties for offering fully insured plans to highly compensated employees.

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  3 face charges in NJ of defrauding investor

  By Katie Zezima  |  May 15, 2013

  The men are accused of selling fake Facebook stock and using the proceeds to purchase, among other things, interests in life insurance policies.

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  Medicaid planning & SPIAs

  By Russell E. Towers, J.D., CLU, ChFC  |  April 23, 2013

  A short term “period certain only” single premium immediate annuity can assist some clients qualify for Medicaid benefits while protecting asset values for heirs.

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  SEC, DOL must collaborate on ‘overlapping’ IRA fiduciary standards: attorney Mason

  By Melanie Waddell  |  April 15, 2013

  The two agencies are "constrained by — and must follow — very different statutory mandates," says Tittsworth of IAA.

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  Does fiduciary coverage for rollovers lie ahead?

  By Melanie Waddell  |  April 3, 2013

  The GAO said the DOL and IRS should reduce the waiting period to roll over into a 401(k) plan and improve the asset verification process.

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  PPACA health subsidy could trigger surprise tax bills

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 2, 2013

  What if consumers who use the new APTC program are wrong about their income?

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  Top regulators to testify on Dodd-Frank progress

  By Melanie Waddell  |  February 11, 2013

  The nation’s top financial regulators will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday regarding the progress of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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  ELNY shortfall annuitants' counsel held in contempt

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 29, 2013

  Judge John M. Galasso is holding attorneys of settlement victims in civil contempt for filing a class action lawsuit.

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  7 essential marketing strategies

  By Brent Welch  |  January 28, 2013

  These activities can help build client loyalty ... and your business.

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  Source: Obama picks Mary Jo White to lead SEC

  By JULIE PACE, Associated Press  |  January 24, 2013

  The former prosecutor will likely bolster the agency’s enforcement profile in the aftermath of the financial crisis.