Monthly Archives: November 2015

Attention Federal Employees: Thinking about the new Self + 1?

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Brendan Lowder

Thinking about the new Self + 1 now available during open season? Blue Cross-Blue Shield’s standard plan will offer three options: Non-postal workers will pay $100.18 biweekly for the self-only option; $238.24 for the family plan and $231.31 for the … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Hidden Firm Fees

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Brendan Lowder

This is part of a series we’ll be releasing over the next few months highlighting soft dollars, hidden fees, and “kick backs” companies may receive when offering investment products to clients. This week we’ll be looking at Edward Jones, and you … Continue reading →

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Chance of Rate Hike Increases

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Brendan Lowder

The positive employment report last Friday sent shock waves through the markets that continued reverberating yesterday. Before the jobs number, even though Fed officials had expressed their intent to raise rates in 2015, the constant drip of negative economic numbers made the possibility … Continue reading →

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