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July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - As we are midway through the first year of the IRS' 403(b) regulations, plan sponsors may want to step back and consider...

July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Surely those of us still at our posts this week are aware of the upcoming holiday...

Last week the Congress was voting on an issue on which I have a strong opinion.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wow - hard to believe that it's already summer (even harder here in the Northeast this year)!

June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week, our bonus question comes from a reader, who was curious about how others were dealing with the concept of phased retirement.

June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Next week, the nation will celebrate its birthday on the Fourth of July (the one federal holiday that really can't be moved to...

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - While many plan sponsors are resorting to cutting back or eliminating company match contributions in a effort to reduce costs, does recent...

It's now been nearly three weeks since our Plan Designs conference in Chicago and, once again, I got so many interesting ideas, so much good information—well, I'm still...

June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the IRS may have reconsidered the issue of work-issued cell phone taxation (and we certainly hope Congress acquiesces in their request), it...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a famous quote that goes something like, "Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad" (there's...

Way before we had "reality" shows where we could watch people make fools of themselves in prime time, there was "Let's Make a Deal."

June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Some 403(b) plan sponsors have structured their plans with a single investment provider, and the number of plans designed this way has...

June 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even more interesting (particularly as President Obama appears to be warming to the notion of taxing health care benefits), was this week's bonus...

June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We've written previously about the soft economy's toll on vacation plans, perhaps even yours.

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We hadn't gotten very far into the agenda of our Plan Designs conference last week when a plan sponsor asked the question that,...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not many 403(b) sponsors responded to PLANSPONSOR (b)lines' survey on so-called socially responsible investments, but the majority of those who did think they...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Church plans can consist of a number of different entities governed by different requirements under the new 403(b) regulations. How do these...

Several years back, after a day of meetings in Manhattan, I caught the train home.

May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many say the time is "right" for health care reform.

May 20. 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent OfficeTeam survey, responding executives told us something we probably didn't need to be told; we're all asked to participate in...