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Need insurance? Go to your bank. Need a loan? Go to your insurance agent. With the recent repeal of the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act, banks, brokerage houses and insurance companies can now get into each other's business. What might all this mean for U.S. bankers, insurance salesmen and you?

Worthy of Worry?--
As the United States enters its unprecedented tenth straight year of economic expansion, some say the rising trade deficit could be the "new economy's" Achilles' heel. Does the deficit pose a threat to future economic growth, or is it simply a reflection of our prosperity?