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		<title><![CDATA[Estate Planning Essentials: 8 Steps to Protect Your Family]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take care of these things today and your loved ones will be grateful that you've saved them money and anguish after you die.   But look at it this way: If the worst should happen and you don&#8217;t have your financial affairs in order, you&#8217;ll leave your loved ones...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage Plans Pump Up Premiums]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the â€œtruth-is-stranger-than-fictionâ€ department: Just as President Obama and the Democratic Congress are getting ready to cut subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans by 15 percent, these companies have increased 2009 premiums to Medicare beneficiaries by 13 percent, on average. Thatâ€™s five times as much as these charges grew in 2008,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:36:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurance Definitions - A]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=932889]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper defines various terms of Insurance which Starts with A for e.g. A-SHARE VARIABLE ANNUITYA: form of variable annuity contract where the contract holder pays sales charges up front rather than eventually having to pay a surrender charge; ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITSA: life insurance policy option that provides policy proceeds...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Is It Important That I Name A Beneficiary For My Retirement Account?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=956175]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most neglected aspects of retirement planning is making sure you have designated one or more beneficiaries for your account. A beneficiary is the person who would receive the money in your retirement account in the event of your death. It is always a good idea to have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRA Beneficiary Calculator]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=973905]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are the beneficiary of a retirement plan, specific IRS rules regulate the minimum withdrawals you must take. If you want to simply take your inherited money right now and pay taxes, you can. But if you want to defer taxes as long as possible, there are certain distribution...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AARP Drug Price Survey Overlooks Critical Factors, Says BIO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Sept_26/ai_n29463082]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Report Ignores Impact of Discounts, Rebates, Negotiated Prices and Patient Assistance Programs That Help Lower Drug Costs  WASHINGTON -- The following statement was issued today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization BIO regarding a new survey from the AARP on price trends for biotechnology drugs:  "The report issued yesterday...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP, in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama continue to receive their health care items and services.  "Hurricane Gustav is quickly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rollover confusion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2922/is_200806/ai_n28014350]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's now back up in the air whether employers must allow nonspouse rollovers from company retirement plans in 2008.   On Dec. 29, 2007, President Bush signed The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 into law. But, mysteriously, it doesn't include the provision making the nonspouse rollover mandatory for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rollover Confusion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2924/is_200803/ai_n28014051]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the January issue which went to press in early December, I said that the Internal Revenue Service had reversed its position, and was now requiring company retirement plans to allow non-spouse rollovers in 2008. Not so fast! On Dec. 29, 2007, President Bush signed The Tax Technical Corrections Act...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOL seeks $1,000-a-day fine for lack of retirement plan disclosures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_2_53/ai_n24357808]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a regulation that would allow it to assess fines of up to $1,000 a day against retirement plan administrators who fail to disclose certain documents to participants, beneficiaries and others as required by the Pension Protection Act.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beneficiary Required Minimum Distributions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=360576]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are the beneficiary of a retirement plan, specific IRS rules regulate the minimum withdrawals you must take. If you want to simply take your inherited money right now and pay taxes, you can. But if you want to defer taxes as long as possible, there are certain distribution...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Request To Change Policy Beneficiary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use this template to inform an insurance company that you wish to change the beneficiary of an existing policy. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Major Expansion News: ARTA MEDICARE(TM), Orange County&#39;s Innovative Boutique MA-PD Plan,  Launches 2008 Plans for Medicare and Medicare/Medi-Cal Beneficiaries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200712/ai_n21136680]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ARTA MEDICARE &#153;  Healthplan , Inc., Orange County's only physician-owned Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan, today announced the 2008  Open Enrollment Period  for its two plans for Medicare beneficiaries in Orange County.  Arta Gold is a health plan designed to offer greater care with little...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PREFERENTIAL ELECTRICITY TARIFFS : ITALY ORDERED TO RECOVER 80 MILLION EURO IN AID.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6638/is_200712/ai_n26528587]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[State aid in the form of a preferential electricity tariff reduces  the beneficiary's operating costs and enables it to sell its  products at a lower price, thus distorting competition with other EU  producers who do not receive the same subsidies. That is the conclusion  set out...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Current developments in employee benefits and pensions.(part 2)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3551/is_200712/ai_n24112889]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EXECUTIVE SUMMARY    * Defined-benefit plan distribution rules have been amended to  facilitate phased retirement alternatives for workers.    * Regulations have been issued that clarify what are considered  qualified distributions from Roth 401k accounts and the rules for  rollover distributions from these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2008 Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare Advantage Plans Begins Today]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200711/ai_n21797004]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: CMS Office of Public Affairs, +1-202-690-6145 Campaign Features Major Outreach to Beneficiaries Eligible for Low Income Subsidies, Enhanced Publications and Online ToolsWASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS announced that, beginning today, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to begin making...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cha-Ching! Seniors Enrolled in Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Might Be in for Sticker Shock Next Year]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200711/ai_n21796252]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Bill Vaughan or Susan Herold of Consumers Union, +1-202- 462-6262 Consumers Union finds up to $1,900 annual increases in plan premiums, drug costs; urges beneficiaries to check plan costs during Nov. 15 open enrollment periodWASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Halloween may be over, but Medicare Part D...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building a better rat trap: technological innovation, human capital, and the Irula]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6648/is_6_31/ai_n29385468]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This case follows Sethu Sethunarayanan, Director of the nonprofit Center for Development of Disadvantaged People, which is dedicated to the improvement of the Irula tribe in rural villages of southeast India. The Irulas specialize in catching rats, an activity which provides the bulk of their income and food. Following a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Beat the High Cost of Living]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200710/ai_n21796570]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Susan Semeleer, senior manager of media relations, +1- 202-789-5212, Leigh Harrington, director of broadcasting, +1-202-789- 5204, both of the Cato Institute Government prohibitions against purchase of private medical care compromise patient healthWASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The move by the U.S. government to restrict the ability of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Early Retirement: IRS-Approved Options for Early Withdrawals]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5346/is_200710/ai_n21296823]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is relentless and unforgiving of mistakes when it comes to early withdrawals from pension plans or IRAs. Nevertheless, the applicable regulations provide options that may be employed to meet the needs of early retirees. For tax preparers, the key to maximizing these provisions is careful compliance with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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