News

• Smooth launch unsure for PPACA

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  June 19, 2013

  There's no guarantee that Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say.

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  401(k) expenses fell last year

  By Melanie Waddell  |  June 19, 2013

  401(k) participants investing in mutual funds tend to hold lower-cost funds, according to the ICI.

• Finding military-ready employers at SHRM

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 18, 2013

  Veterans have been having trouble finding jobs and returning to civilian life.

• State exchanges will have ‘vibrant’ competition

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 18, 2013

  New analysis shows increased competition among health plans in the nongroup marketplace.

• Iowa health insurer to seek smaller rate hikes

  By Ryan J. Foley  |  June 18, 2013

  Months after customers blasted the company for years of skyrocketing rates, Iowa's dominant health insurer said Tuesday it will limit premium increases in 2014 to less than six percent for individual and small business policyholders.

• Unpaid interns may wind up costing plenty

  By Dan Cook  |  June 18, 2013

  New guidelines defining the conditions for unpaid internships may prove unsettling to any company accustomed to getting free work.

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  Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

  By Lauren Neergaard  |  June 18, 2013

  Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time, but may cause some confusion.

• PPACA to drive future doctors away

  By Dan Cook  |  June 18, 2013

  PPACA will accelerate the rise of nurse practitioners and physician assistants as primary caregivers for an increasing number of patients.

• Congress urges DOL to consider minorities in fiduciary definition

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  June 18, 2013

  Congress is worried that any change to the definition of who is a fiduciary will limit the access minority groups have to investment advice.

• Women more emotional about retirement planning

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  June 18, 2013

  As many financial advisors have found out over the years, women think differently than men when it comes to money and retirement.