PLANSPONSOR Magazine

COVER

One Bad Apple

Are all hybrid plans as bad as the negative
publicity says they are? Not for three employers that made
successful launches

Feature |July 2004

Figuring Out Fees

How one plan picked a new provider amid the mutual fund scandal
Feature |July 2004

Out of Sight?

Fees are looming as the basis for the next wave of lawsuits against 401(k) sponsors
Feature |July 2004

Advice Consensus

Participants need help: Should plan sponsors get involved?
Feature |July 2004

Search Me

Seven experts offer advice for making your next provider search efficient and successful
Feature |July 2004

Shop Around

Has your provider relationship lost that "loving feeling"?
Head of the Class |July 2004

Track Meat

Through the combination of a small consistent excess return, and very low risk against their benchmarks, enhanced index products deliver
Running the Fund |July 2004

Clear Conscience?

CalPERS is throwing its weight around again as a shareholder activist. Will the campaign last?
Running the Fund |July 2004

Crimson Blues

Harvard's Jack Meyer is a rock star in the investment world, but he's a prophet who goes unappreciated in his native land
Running the Fund |July 2004

“Eco” Logical

Can pension funds overweight environmental do-gooders without getting sludged?
The Bottom Line |July 2004

Everyday Low Prices?

Technology and competition are driving down trading costs. Plan sponsors need to drive them down even further
Total Benefits |July 2004

Murky Waters

Same-sex marriage ruling leaves a lot of uncertainty for plan sponsors
Q/A |July 2004

So Close…

A tale of what might have been in recordkeeping—and might yet be
Rules/Regs |July 2004

Final Notice

Final COBRA notice regulations largely mirror proposed regulations, but…
Just out of Reish |July 2004

Question Air

Prudent questions and the right to answers
Encore |July 2004

Joe Akers

Retired policeman, 57
Table of Contents |July 2004

Bells & Whistles

Each month, we will highlight recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.