USA Today

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  Kill your 401(k), conservative author says

  By Gil Weinrich  |  March 19, 2013

  The beleaguered 401(k) continues to fall under unrelenting pressure from every direction.

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  Lew nomination for Treasury sec likely

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  January 9, 2013

  Lew left a $237 billion surplus upon his departure from the Office of Management and Budget in 2001.

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  Real economy

  By Stephen D. Forman  |  October 11, 2012

  A long-term care insurance producer finds that there's gold in them thar refis.

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  NCOA: Near Retirees See LTC Planning Gap

  By Allison Bell  |  August 8, 2012

  Americans ages 70 and older seem much more confident about LTC costs than near retirees do.

• Consumer overload: Why we tune out info & services that are supposed to help (TIME)

  By Staff Writer  |  June 22, 2012

  The more companies are required to disclose to consumers, the more consumers seem to ignore it.

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  What is a L.I.R.P.?

  By David C. McKnight  |  June 1, 2012

  A life insurance retirement plan can give your clients the tax-free advantages of a Roth IRA — with fewer hassles.

• Obama: They Still Like Him, but Will They Vote for Him? (CNN)

  By Staff Writer  |  May 18, 2012

  President Obama may be lagging in voters' confidence to fix the economy, but a majority believe he'll win re-election.

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  Romney Marks 2nd Anniversary of Obama Health Law

  By Kasie Hunt  |  March 23, 2012

  Mitt Romney on Friday called President Barack Obama's signature health care law an "unfolding disaster" and said he would replace it by giving Medicaid money to states and changing the tax code to encourage people to buy insurance.

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  What We’re Reading: On Obamacare, Romneycare, Medicare & More

  By James E. Green  |  February 9, 2012

  A selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com

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  Life Insurance: At the crossroads of death and taxes

  By Charles K. Hirsch, CLU  |  February 1, 2012

  Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This statement, in its shortened version of course, has now achieved a familiar spot in our cultural lexicon.