Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.
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Pros, I know you're busy keeping track of scads of acronyms -- ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA -- but one that may have sunk to the bottom of your alphabet soup is EGTRRA. Remember EGTRRA (Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act)? Enacted in 2001 after 9/11 to give some extra juice to the economy, it's the law that -- among other major retirement plan changes -- raised contribution limits for 401(k)s and IRAs and created catch-up
June 25 -
The public option has become the red-headed stepchild of the health care reform debate. It seems no one -- save the president and his staff -- is in favor of creating a Medicare-esque health plan as an alternative to private insurance. Employers and brokers all have voiced strong opposition, but the biggest critics seem to be carriers, for obvious reasons.
June 25 -
President Obama last night hosted a townhall meeting at the White House that aired as a one-hour special on ABC's news show 'Primetime Live.' Taking on questions from everything from how to pay doctors to how to pay for reform overall, the president offered few specifics to add to the ongoing debate on overhauling the nation's health care system.
June 25 -
Hey pros, I think I may have found an area for savings to help fund health care reform. Data culled by AIS's Health Plan Week reveal that in 2008 the top dogs at 13 of the nation's largest health insurance companies raked in salaries totaling $118 million (yes, million) about $9 million each (yes, million).
June 26 -
In an impromptu appearance at today's White House press briefing, President Obama said he knows reforming the nation's health care system will be "complicated," but that he's "optimistic" about the chances for a bill succeeding. I'm generally a "can-do" sort of person, but I definitely would feel more likely to share his optimism if the cost projections -- all of which are $1 trillion and upward -- weren't so prominent and payment proposals weren't
June 23 -
With lawmakers speeding toward completion of massive health care reform legislation, employers could make another full-time job out of keeping up with the latest developments. To help you stay up-to-date, the Campaign for an American Solution, www.americanhealthsolution.org, aims 'to build support for workable health care reform' and keeps track of everything from daily reform headlines to the latest in new proposals. The site also features an explanation of where the average American's health insurance
June 29 -
At the peak of the economic collapse, it wasn't so far-fetched to predict that panicked consumers would make a run on banks, pulling all their money and stuffing it in their mattresses. Although fears of grand-scale bank collapes largely have faded, as the recession drags on, a new financial fear appears to have quietly taken hold. In a report in this month's EBN, Managing Editor Leah Carlson Shepherd details the rising number of consumers
June 24 -
The retirement outlook for employees age 50 and older is well, it's pretty bleak. But the stock market collapse from last fall and earlier this year isn't all to blame. New research shows that near-retirees aren't taking advantage of open opportunities to claw back their retirement savings, and instead are slumping their shoulders and resigning themselves to working longer.
June 24 -
A new issue brief from Employee Benefit Research Institute has shined a new light on the pitfalls that may await if lawmakers move forward with the idea of a health insurance exchange. When I asked EBRI's Paul Fronstin, who co-authored the brief with Murray Ross of the Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, what must-haves a successful exchange should contain, he said, 'I think in order to have a successful exchange, you need to
June 23 -
A sweet summer treat and helping a wonderful cause? Sounds like a great way to spend a weekend to me! This Father's Day weekend (June 20-21), Wendy's will donate 50 cents from the sale of every Frosty product to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national nonprofit public dedicated to increasing adoptions in North America. Also customers can stop by Wendy's and donate by purchasing a Frosty pin-up for $1 each.
June 19