Benefits

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In addition to their financial woes, public-sector defined benefit retirement plans have a number of structural elements that negatively affect the teaching work...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a lot of work to be done by retirement plan fiduciaries to uncover any revenue-sharing fees relating to their plans.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of 403(b) plans have had a lot to do in a short amount of time, and that combination leaves room for errors.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attendees of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, Illinois, were reminded there are still probably some things retirement plan fiduciaries are doing wrong.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There has been a lot of talk since Roth 401(k)s and 403(b)s have been introduced that these options will only benefit the highly...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, Illinois, gave attendees an exhaustive list of types of litigation that would trigger fiduciary...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Auto plan features may have swept through the U.S. retirement plan space like a California wildfire on a summer day, but that doesn’t...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement income is a rapidly evolving space in the retirement market.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Selecting the best provider for your plan depends on asking the right questions, and that requires a review of plan design and plan...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Non-qualified deferred compensation plan sponsors should look for providers with Internet capabilities, that support multiple accounts, and that provide an open architecture investment...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to benchmarking a plan’s fund menu, it’s all about keeping up with the Joneses.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of 403(b) plans can follow 401(k) plan sponsors’ lead in developing processes to build a better retirement plan and investment menu for...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A campaign at Legacy Health System demonstrates some innovative ways plans sponsors can motivate participants.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan fees seem to be at the top of the list of retirement plan sponsors’ fiduciary concerns, according to a panel at PLANSPONSOR’s...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and advisers were given new food for thought at the opening of PLANSPONSOR’s National Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plans use alternative or non-traditional investments to hedge against risk, but recently defined contribution plan sponsors are also seeking this diversification.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While benchmarking your plan fees may be considered a basic part of carrying out your fiduciary responsibilities, it can be a bit easier...

August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Hartford Financial Services Group survey found that 27% of Americans have had to take withdrawals from savings, investment, or retirement accounts to...

August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge Monday refused to dismiss a Virginia lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law.

August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The owner of the New York Mets has been sued for the role he allegedly played in wiping out a participant’s...