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By the time you read this, we will—hopefully—know the outcome of the mid-term elections. Some will be happy with those results, some not so much; and doubtless there...

Last month, 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...

As nice as those (too) occasional three-day weekends are, it sure can be tough coming “back.”

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...

Global-equity strategies transcend national borders

DC plan transitions grow more complex

The Social Security retirement age is going up—deal with it

In support of an electronic disclosure revolution

Safe investments may not be safe…for fiduciaries

An inside look at PPACA's restrictions on pre-existing conditions, as well as annual and lifetime limits

What you don't (yet) know about retirement income

Most of us are kept pretty busy just keeping up with the day-to-day demands of retirement plan administration: ­getting people into the plan, helping them make respectable investment...

Having just wrapped up our PLANADVISER National Conference, I found myself turning back to my notes from the PLANSPONSOR National Conference.

 Articles that appeared in the UpFront section of the magazine.

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...

As social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace continue to expand—even as the Internet serves to bring all that heretofore personal information into public view—I recently asked...

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...

Sponsors need to remember that real estate keeps a different schedule from most other asset classes

Target-date funds and modern portfolio theory.