Broker Dealers
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July 25, 2006
Benefits Brokers Gain In Worksite MarketResearchers at Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc. believe they have detected a shift in the channels used to sell employee-paid insurance products through the worksite.Momentum seems ...
July 21, 2006
Labor To Require Electronic 5500 FilingThe Employee Benefits Security Administration says employers will have to file plan returns through the Internet starting with plan years beginning on or after Jan. ...
July 17, 2006
Quote Engine Gives COBRA RatesConexis has come out with a new tool that can determine prices for health coverage continuation benefits.Conexis, Dallas, a benefits administration unit of Word & ...
July 13, 2006
Estate Planning Intrigues Broker-DealersSecurities brokers are interested in learning about ways to use insurance to help clients keep their assets.The new interest of reps at national regional broker-dealer ...
July 01, 2006
News & ProductsThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 31 the institution of proceedings against 15 broker/dealer firms for engaging in violative practices in the $200...
July 01, 2006
Optimistic OutlookWorkers in finance and accounting jobs are more optimistic about the economy, and their work lives, than their counterparts in the general U.S. labor pool,...
July 01, 2006
Ticked Off About TICSeth Pearson's article, "The Next Investment Scandal" (IA Soapbox, June 2006), contains several inaccuracies and overstatements about the TIC (tenants-in-common) industry. By using the word scandal,...
July 01, 2006
Two Faces of Wall StreetPeople who work on Wall Street in "financial professional" capacities, that is, as registered representatives, investment advisors, investment bankers, analysts, or traders realize that they...
June 25, 2006
The Characteristics Of Good, Modern Benefits BrokersToo many benefits brokers are rushing around generating the same spreadsheets that every other broker seems to be generating. In many cases, service is getting ...