PLANSPONSOR Magazine

Bill would encourage more S corporation ESOPs

 Combining benefits education with financial planning education 

Retirement planning should include more variables

Early Boomers may be last to retire comfortably

403(b) plan sponsors continue to upgrade plan value 

Most providers prepared for an onslaught of questions from retirement plan participants when, last fall, the latter all received new fee disclosures under Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

Recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest 

Asked which investment is the most popular, David Kaleda of Groom Law Group says, “It seems to be target-date and/or lifecycle funds, with managed accounts second and balanced...

QDIAs offer fiduciary protection, so why don’t all plan sponsors use them?

 How hedge fund allocations affect returns in a plan portfolio

Middleware seeks to solve retirement income products’ plan-level portability problem

As good in practice as in theory?

What the U.S. can learn from Australia

A new preapproved 403(b) plan process is underway

William Foster v. PPG Industries Inc. et al. and Patricia Foster

 The real problem 

 Proposed PTE 80-26 amendment could dampen investing 

Don’t miss disclosures for individual brokerage accounts

More questions about guidelines in proposed health care regs

Quotes, survey statistics and musings to use in employee communications, or just for a break from the grind.

Trends in total retirement outsourcing: The 2013 PLANSPONSOR TRO Buyer’s Guide

Sharing all options somehow