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10 unconventional tips for replacing health insurance coverage

21 reasons to love health savings accounts

412(i) self-employed pension plans

412(i) pension plan suitability

7 things you should know about short term medical insurance

Accountant's checklist when a client or family member faces imminent death

Accounting problems with small business HRAs

Act now for year end tax planning

Alternatives to health savings accounts

American Health Shield update

Another obstacle for health savings accounts, Rev. Rul. 2004-45

Are small businesses required to have written employee benefit plan documents?

Assurant health savings account setup

Availability of "Basic Health Insurance"

Bank of America as an investment custodian

Books that most influenced my life

Calculating the real value of insurance

Case study on how not to handle a COBRA notification

Celtic Insurance preferred risk rates

Changes to short term medical insurance

Changing jobs: what you need to know about your employee benefits

Choosing a financial adviser

Choosing a financial adviser (the Wall Street Journal version)

Comparing child only health insurance

Comparing health discount plans

Comparing health insurance policies

Comparing orthodontic insurance with discount dental plans

Comparing short term medical insurance policies

Consumer driven health plans

Consumer driven health plans for small businesses

Consumer-driven health plans provide an opportunity for opticians

Controlling the cost of divorce

Curing Americans without health insurance

Debit card problems in small business health insurance

Debunking the myths of peaceful divorce strategies

Dental insurance vs. dental discount plans

Design tips for consumer driven health plans

Developing a personal investment policy

Diabetic health insurance coverage update

Discrimination testing in small business health plans

Does my doctor accept this insurance?

Don't qualify for a health savings account?

Comparing discount prescription drug cards

Early signs of trouble for health savings accounts

Eight common financial mistakes in divorce

Eight factors that determine the success of health reform transition in a small business

Eight things you should know about short term medical insurance

The evolution of individual health insurance

FAQs about tax advisers

Fee-only vs. Fee-based financial planning: which is best for me?

Financial coaching during a divorce

Financial planning checklist for unmarried couples

Financial planning for families with special needs children

Financial planning for young lawyers

Financial service highlights for 2007

Finding health insurance to cover pre-existing medical conditions

Flex-term medical insurance

The future of consumer-driven health plans

Going without health insurance

Getting started with health savings accounts

"I don't have health insurance"

Individual health insurance cost-cutting strategies

Insurance companies on the exchange

Health insurance for athletes

Health insurance for diabetics

Health insurance for overweight applicants

Health insurance for special situations

Health insurance for young entrepreneurs

Health insurance options for graduating students

Health insurance options for small businesses

Health insurance statistics for small businesses

Health plan survey 2003

Health plan terminology

Health Savings Account enrollment problems

Health Savings Accounts are officially recognized as a tax break for the rich

Health Savings Accounts after the first three months

Health Savings Accounts after the 2004 elections

Health Savings Account limits for 2005

Health Savings Account limits for 2013

Health Savings Account problems after the first year

Heath Savings Accounts offer generous benefits

Holistic approach to small business benefit plans

How can I get good benefit plan documents for my small business?

How do employee benefit plan documents benefit me?

How do I get employee benefit plan documents for my small business?

How to break up a group health insurance plan

How to establish separate employee bank accounts in a small business HRA plan

How to improve small business 401(k) plans

How to open an IRA account

How to start a Health Savings Account

How to start a small business 401(k) plan

HRA plan design approved by IRS

HRA plan helps owner/employees

HRA plan overview

HRA plans for small businesses

HRA vs. HSA: Which is best for me?

The inside scoop on Health Savings Accounts

International medical insurance improvements

Introducing Uncoupling.net

Investment strategies for small business pension plans

IRAs and the retirement income myth

IRS approves new HRA plan design

IRS dirty dozen tax scams

Is the insurance policy enough to serve as the small business employee benefit plan document?

Know your health insurance options

Maine mishandles taxation of health care 

Mechanics of a personal financial plan

Medical Savings Accounts

Medical savings accounts end in 2003

MSAs, HRAs and HSAs: which health plan is right for my small business

My spiritual journey

Mutual fund snapshots

Mutual fund trading scandals

New strategies for reducing health costs

New warnings about fraudulent health plans

Not your father's bean counter

One small business tackles the national health insurance crisis

Outsmart rising interest rates with an assumable mortgage

Pension plan design and contribution calculation example

Positive trends in children's health insurance

Preferred risk health insurance

Primer on 412(i) pension plans

Professional wealth management services

'Qualified medical expenses'

The quiet problem of life insurance omission

Rationing of free health care proves effective in reducing the number of uninsured

Review of Intuit 'Easy Estimate'

Sample letter of instruction for estate planning

Select short term medical insurance review

SEPs gain popularity

Short term health insurance

Short term health insurance in New York state

Short term medical insurance for special situations

Short term medical insurance survey

Simple cafeteria plans for small businesses

Six strategies in the search for affordable health insurance

Small business employee benefit plan documents

Small business health plans in 2015

Small businesses may now make IRA deposits for employees

Starting a small business 401(k)

Starting a one person pension plan

Step by step guide to replacing group health insurance when changing jobs

Strategies for reducing small business health insurance costs

Student medical insurance tips

Surviving a layoff

Tax laws changing for 2012

Tax preparation fees for 2013

Tax opportunities with pension plans, 2004

Tax planning checklist

Tax planning opportunities for small business owners in 2012

Tax problems surface with medical savings accounts

Tax risks of small business employee benefit plans

Tax update for consumer driven health plans

Taxation of health insurance benefits

Ten common mistakes of mutual fund investors

Ten things you should know about short term medical insurance after ACA

Ten tips for writing a strong business plan

The case for annuities

The other 95%

The problem with the "independent third party substantiation" regulation

Third party health plan claim validation

Today's variable annuities

Top ten scams in consumer finance

Top ten tax savings opportunities

Top ten easy tax shelters

Transparency in financial service fees

Trends in children's health insurance

Troubleshooting checklist for family limited partnerships

Twelve signs that you have outgrown your financial adviser

Twelve ways to get more from your short term medical insurance

Twenty five reasons that small businesses choose health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)

Twenty reasons I like medical savings accounts

Uncommon advice on starting a business

Understanding a 'Certificate of Creditable Coverage'

Understanding 'Basic Health Insurance'

Understanding home office deductions

Update on 412(i) pension plans for 2004

Update on split dollar life insurance

Validating small business health care claims

What are the risks if I do not have an employee benefit plan documents?

What is a small business?

What you should know about private placement limited partnership investments

Which short term medical insurance is best for me?

Who is your employee?

Consumer finance articles now available for reproduction

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