Opinions

June 17, 2008 ((b)lines) - Final 403(b) regulations effective January 1, 2009, expand on and clarify contribution limits in the current regulations.

My dad has been on my mind a lot of late—for no particular reason that I've been able to identify.

Last month, the Connecticut legislature didn't get around to voting on a bill that would have effectively set up a state-sponsored 401(k) plan for small businesses.

June 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With three teenagers running around the house, from time to time I am reminded of both the fun - and the travails -...

Recently AARP published a report on how economic worries are impacting Americans.

I spent some of my precious three-day weekend perusing Teresa Ghilarducci's When I'm Sixty-Four, an intriguing title for a book about pensions-or, as the subtitle suggests, "The Plot...

May 20, 2008 ((b)lines) - Not many (b)lines readers were forthcoming about their favorite vacation spots and activities, but the few responses that were provided surprised me. Rather...

There's been a lot of talk about tax policy of late.

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Believe it or not, the Pension Protection Act (PPA) is nearly two years old - and yet some of the most significant provisions...

I was discussing the subject of retirement the other day with a friend.

The House Committee on Education and Labor recently passed the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185).

April 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This is Administrative Professionals Week - and yesterday was Administrative Professionals Day.

Over the past several weeks, I've gotten a lot of calls from reporters across the country looking to understand more about what appears to be a recent uptick...

An early "win" for plan sponsors (perhaps more accurately, a win for a plan sponsor) was Hecker v. Deere & Co.

When a co-worker forwarded to me an e-mail about Eliot Spitzer's alleged tie with a prostitution ring last week, I thought it was a joke.

While it's been a relatively mild winter here (and it's not over yet), it's been cold enough—and our house old enough—that opening the various utility bills has been...

Looks like James LaRue will get his day in court, after all.

With lightning speed, the House managed to cobble together an economic stimulus package last week, the Senate will take it up this week, and President Bush seems eager...

Back in 2003, when then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer launched his investigation into mutual fund trading practices, two distinct areas were highlighted.

Just after Christmas my family flew to Chicago for a surprise - my mother-in-law's 85th birthday.