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EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Our last adviser is Erin Devine, 33, of CBG Benefits, with three tips for other young advisers in the field.

Commentary: You can add value just by letting your 403(b) clients know about this opportunity to receive free third-party research, according to The Principal's Aaron Friedman.

Private industry employers spent, on average, $29.63 per hour worked for total employee compensation in December 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Wages and salaries averaged $20.76 per hour worked and accounted for 70.1% of that cost, while benefits averaged $8.87 and accounted for the remaining 29.9%.

Commentary: Consider these tips, from columnist Jack Kwicien, for putting together a successful business strategy as a consultative broker.

Commentary: Let’s face it, we are always selling something. Usually it’s ourselves, in one way, shape or form. So why aren’t we translating this over to the world of business sales?

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Wes Hamby, 33, of Enrollforce, LLC, with three tips for other young advisers in the field.

Like it or not, limited plan options seem here to stay. Brokers and employers discuss their strategies for navigating through them.

President Barack Obama’s health care law is becoming more entrenched, with 64% of Americans now supporting it outright or backing small changes.

In Maine, the insurer that has enrolled the most Obamacare customers isn’t the state’s well-established Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, owned by WellPoint Inc. It’s WellPoint’s only rival.

The number of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions fell in 2013, with 248 reported transactions in the United States and Canada, down from a record 299 transactions in 2012, according to OPTIS Partners’ new semi-annual survey.