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Whatever your job responsibilities, a little well-timed introspection can offer some much needed perspective—particularly during what can be a most hectic period for plan sponsors.

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.

If bonds are good for DB plans, why are stocks so good for DC plans?

Although you already may have given up on your New Year's resolution to get fit, you still can follow through with your resolution­ to make sure all of...

The primary fiduciary for the ABC 401(k) Plan is walking down the sidewalk. He notices a $100 bill lying on the ground. The bill has a note attached:...

Ever since the advent of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, it seems as if nonqualified deferred compensation plan (NQDCP) sponsors have been waiting for one piece or another...

Asset-allocation solutions generally, and target-date solutions specifically, have, seemingly overnight, become a ubiquitous and yet essential component of retirement savings programs.

Managed accounts made the cut when the U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations in October for using a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA), but sponsor clients of...

An industry standard has yet to emerge for benchmarking asset-allocation solutions, but plenty of ideas are popping up. That likely leaves some sponsors feeling perplexed.

The Department of Labor's (DoL) final qualified default investment alter­native (QDIA) regulations provided that three types of investment options can serve as default investments in those situations where...

Despite not making the QDIA's "grade," capital ­preservation offerings should survive—and thrive.

One of the more well-known Aesop's Fables is the story of "The Ant and the Grasshopper."

When I was a kid, one of the major gasoline brands featured a slogan about putting a "tiger in your tank."

PLANSPONSOR.com news articles that also appeared in the Upfront section of the February issue.

The first research report on international investing probably was written by Marco Polo, who spent 24 years looking for trading opportunities in the Middle East, China, the East...

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC v. Debbie D. Sandler, Shannon Sandler et al. and Chris Meinhar

In the closing weeks of 2007, federal regulators issued the second of a three-part disclosure rule package: proposed mandates for detailed disclosures from service providers to plan fiduciaries.

I believe that, in our business—the retirement business­—the greatest challenge of my lifetime has been the financing of the retirement of the Baby Boom generation­.

Recently, the Department of Labor released two regulatory initiatives that will have an enormous impact on both plan sponsors and plan service providers.

What is the single most important factor in determining the adequacy of a 401(k) participant's retirement benefits?