Magazine Articles

It’s all about manager skill for 130/30 offerings

2011 is a good time for employers to start thinking strategically about health reform

DoL widens fiduciary net

On not hating work

Tips for plan sponsor compliance with fee disclosure regs

If you don’t ask, you won’t know

2011 PPACA Plan Amendment Checklist

As in many areas of our modern lives, litigation is never very far off a prudent plan sponsor’s radar screen. Not that it dominates day-to-day plan operations, but...

In October, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued a proposal that would, by its reckoning, provide the first update to the definition of an ERISA fiduciary since shortly...

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...

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors­ may find of interest. More information on these announcements can be found on www.plansponsor.com. If you...

Insights from the 2010 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey

Articles that appeared in the UpFront section of the magazine.

Tough times have been good for high-yield returns

Defined benefit plans boosting allocation to alternative investments

The SEC gets tough on public fund accounting

What employers should consider as they look at allowing in-plan Roth 401(k) conversions

The sole best interests of investors versus national social policy

In my August column, I wrote that Roth is wrong—for some people. Basically, my analysis was that, for many, and perhaps for most, participants, their retirement incomes will...

What notices are required by PPACA?