PLANSPONSOR Magazine

The Department of Labor's (DoL) final qualified default investment alter­native (QDIA) regulations provided that three types of investment options can serve as default investments in those situations where...

When I was a kid, one of the major gasoline brands featured a slogan about putting a "tiger in your tank."

One of the more well-known Aesop's Fables is the story of "The Ant and the Grasshopper."

PLANSPONSOR.com news articles that also appeared in the Upfront section of the February issue.

We all have them: those front-line experiences that are ­inevitable when one deals with the variety—and sensitivity—of issues associated with human beings and critical life events. Sometimes those...

2008 is about eight weeks old, and one of the "traditions" associated with a new year is the making of New Year's resolutions. Just after New Year's Day,...

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.

Managing telecommuters or road warriors poses HR challenges, opportunities.

Ever since the advent of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, it seems as if nonqualified deferred compensation plan (NQDCP) sponsors have been waiting for one piece or another...

The first research report on international investing probably was written by Marco Polo, who spent 24 years looking for trading opportunities in the Middle East, China, the East...

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC v. Debbie D. Sandler, Shannon Sandler et al. and Chris Meinhar

In the closing weeks of 2007, federal regulators issued the second of a three-part disclosure rule package: proposed mandates for detailed disclosures from service providers to plan fiduciaries.

I believe that, in our business—the retirement business­—the greatest challenge of my lifetime has been the financing of the retirement of the Baby Boom generation­.

Recently, the Department of Labor released two regulatory initiatives that will have an enormous impact on both plan sponsors and plan service providers.

What is the single most important factor in determining the adequacy of a 401(k) participant's retirement benefits?