So we've finally come around to talking about a recession. I mean, if Alan Greenspan says it, it must be true, right? The housing slump continues to rattle the entire foundation of the economy, while consumer confidence falls faster than the
We've been saying it for years. Well, some of us have, anyway. Employers are turning to their workplace more and more often for financial advice, in all its shapes and sizes. Now it looks like we finally have some hard numbers to back us
ATLANTA -- So, turns out this trade show business is a lot like putting out a monthly magazine. No sooner do you wrap one up before you have to start worrying about the next one. This year's no different. We've barely touched down here in the
Has it been four years already? It seems like it was just yesterday when we kicked off our first Benefits Selling Expo in an all-too-humid Orlando, Fla. Now we're putting the last-minute touches on our fourth annual adventure in a battered --
We take time out this week from the increasingly bitter Democratic primary coverage to address a crisis a little closer to home. Blame Mother Nature. Or global warming. Or even Al Gore. Just don't worry. The 2008 edition of the Benefits Selling
Things haven't been this exciting in New York since a former first lady ran for Senate. Less than a week before former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's dramatic fall from grace (more on that shortly), his successor, Attorney General Mario Cuomo confirmed that
LAS VEGAS -- For an industry just a little bit resistant to change, we've certainly endured our fair share of it over the past few years. There's no doubt the next few years promise even more. It's funny, paging through some of our earliest
The death of the traditional benefit plan is greatly exaggerated. With apologies to Mark Twain, employer-sponsored benefits -- especially health care -- are alive and well. It makes about as much sense as another Ralph Nader presidential
A lot remains unsettled as the primaries creep toward the general election. At least on the left side of the aisle. But the race is all but over as far as the Republicans are concerned. Don't let the incessant buzzing of Mike Huckabee fool you
Looks like the State Children's Health Insurance Program might have a second shot at life, after all. Or maybe not. President Bush's budget proposal for 2009 - his last - reached Congressional computers last week just before the Super Tuesday drama