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Lindberg request for residential detention hit by prosecutors
Greg Lindberg, former head of Bankers Life Insurance Co., and convicted of a multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, wants to serve his sentence at a cozy halfway house near his home in Tampa, Florida, instead of federal prison. But government prosecutors say, “no way.” In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western […]
Trump to nominate Dr. Oz to lead CMS
President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS operates or oversees health-care programs that provide coverage to about 1 out of every 2 Americans, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Affordable Care Act marketplace program Healthcare.gov. Oz, if confirmed […]
How important is a written financial plan?
More than half (53%) of investors believe that having a written financial plan is important, up from 41% of retail investors as of year-end 2014, according to new research from Cerulli Associates and Osaic, Inc., Financial Planning: Fueling Client and Business Growth. Financial advisory practices that incorporate comprehensive wealth management and planning services see longer-lasting […]
Social Security fix unlikely until at least year 3 of Trump agenda, say analysts
Donald Trump will move into the White House on January 20 seemingly with a mandate to go big and bold. After all, he doesn’t have to worry about re-election. And he’ll have a Republican-controlled Senate and House to carry out his policies. However, despite his political capital and those advantages, don’t expect the Trump team […]