the New York Times

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  New York's worst estate planning failure, ever

  By Bill Coffin  |  May 8, 2013

  Roman Blum died without bequeathing his vast fortune to anyone or anything. How is that even possible?

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  Obama to return 5% of salary to Treasury

  By Josh Lederman  |  April 4, 2013

  President Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts.

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  Strange

  By Richard Hoe  |  April 4, 2013

  Reform doesn't always use common sense.

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  Protect your elderly clients

  By Ryan Parker  |  March 29, 2013

  As an advisor, you can be a valuable resource when your senior clients are the target of a money scam.

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  A different kind of climate change

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  February 25, 2013

  The formerly collegial atmosphere in Congress has been replaced by ceaseless backbiting — and it's already starting to have an impact on the industry.

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  AIG: Cyber threats a top concern for industry execs

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  February 7, 2013

  The threat of cyber attacks worries insurance corporate executives more than anything else.

• The year after

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  February 5, 2013

  Exactly one year ago, I wrote an editorial that generated much conversation entitled: Let The Bishops Have Their Bottle. The industry and the country alike were in the middle of the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable (PPACA) and the implications that the law would have for religious organizations...

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  The year after

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  January 30, 2013

  Exactly one year ago, I wrote an editorial that generated much conversation entitled: Let The Bishops Have Their Bottle.

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  Real socialism

  By Stephen D. Forman  |  January 25, 2013

  The honeymoon is over. Now it's time to reflect on that honeymoon.

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  SEC’s top cop, Khuzami, to leave

  By Melanie Waddell  |  January 10, 2013

  The SEC’s top cop, Robert Khuzami, plans to leave the agency later this month after four years as its enforcement director.