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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., wanted to ensure that its
employees had easy tools to decide whether to enroll in the
Wal-Mart Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan.
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2009 Plan Sponsors of the Year
Standouts from the corporate, nonprofit, state, and local government sectors
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Corporate Plan Sponsor of the Year: Giving a Nudge
Nationwide takes a lead role in resolving a key cash balance transition...
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Nonprofit Plan Sponsor of the Year: Healthy Choices
A "soft" freeze of its pension plan leads WellSpan to give employees...
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State Plan Sponsor of the Year: A Lesson in Funding
The West Virginia Teachers' Retirement System comes up with an unlikely solution to its financial problem:Â a return to a defined benefit plan.
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Local Government Plan Sponsor of the Year: “Motion” Pictures
You cannot blame Steven Montagna for being proud of the enrollment form for the City of Los Angeles Deferred Compensation Plan.
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Austin, Texas
Considering that the city of Austin's deferred compensation program offers no match and is designed to be supplemental to its defined benefit plans, a particÂipation rate of 60%...
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Boeing Co.
The Boeing Co.'s decision in 2006 to focus more intensely on liability-driven investing may have seemed counterÂintuitive at the time because of the long bull-market run in progress—but...
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: CBS Corp.
"We understand the power of a brand," says Tony Ambrosio, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, at CBS Corp.
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: The Church Pension Fund
The Church Pension Fund (CPF) provides pension and related benefits to clergy and lay employees of The EpisÂcopal Church. The CPF was established under the leadership of Bishop...
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Commonwealth of Kentucky
No one could ever accuse the Commonwealth of Kentucky of not providing a range of retirement savings options.
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Genzyme Corp.
Genzyme Corp. has not opted to do automatic enrollment, yet its 401(k) plan has an 85% participation rate.
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: The Kroger Co.
National grocery chain The Kroger Co. heard the message from many of its non-union employees.
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Oregon Savings Growth Plan
State and local employees in Oregon interested in a supplemental retirement savings program can opt for the Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP).
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2009 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists: Parkland Health and Hospital System
"We literally have janitors and brain surgeons, and everything in between," says Jim Johnson of the employees at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, and Parkland Health...
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Choice Voices
Without question, the past several months have been sobering, to say the least. The economy and the markets have, of necessity, imposed disciplines and restrictions most of us...
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“Focus” Group
Several weeks back, I got an e-mail from Robert Powell, who writes on personal finance for MarketWatch, and he asked an interesting question: specifically, what, in my opinion,...
UpFront |
March 2009
PLANSPONSOR.com news articles that also appeared in the Upfront section of the March issue.
War Stories |
March 2009
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.
Survey Says |
Where Should the Administration Start?
As the new President got ready to take the oath of office, I asked readers to weigh in on the big retirement issues that the Obama Administration needs...
Bells & Whistles |
March 2009
Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.
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Recordkeeping Survey 2008
They say that the only things certain in life are death and taxes but, for defined contribution plan recordkeepers, a third certainty applies: change.
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2008 PLANSPONSOR Active Extension Manager Buyer’s Guide: Short Stories
Active extension managers use their long and short selling skills to generate alpha in a challenging environment.
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PLANSPONSOR’s 2008 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Buyer’s Guide
PLANSPONSOR's NQDCP Buyer's Guide is designed to highlight the availability of the key processing and servicing elements of the nation's leading providers.