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It's been hard to avoid watching what's going on in the markets this week (though, goodness knows, some are surely trying).

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In the race to meet upcoming 403(b) regulations, sponsors have to clear a number of hurdles. By now you've probably overcome the...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan provider asks: "A nonprofit organization, on the same date terminates its DB plan, initiates a 401k plan, and stops participant...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's been a LOT going on the past several weeks on the political front - and I think it's fair to say that,...

Anyone who has been in this business for any length of time knows how hard it can be to learn what you need to know (much less how...

September 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan provider asks: "Assuming the requirements under 404(c) are met, is 404(c) protection available to 403(b) plan sponsors? If so, does...

September 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Yes, Virginia, the Internal Revenue Code does have non-discrimination rules for 403(b) plans. And the rules have been expanded in the Treasury...

The Olympics are already a distant memory for many, but despite the challenges of trying to keep up with events that are occurring halfway across the world, there...

It may be a light trading week, but that rationalization hasn't insulated retirement plan portfolios from being buffeted.

Last week, the Department of Labor took another step toward finishing another piece of unfinished business when it proposed regulations necessary to implement (in confidence, anyway) the provisions...

August 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Believe it or not, Labor Day is just around the corner.

August 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - New 403(b) regulations include nondiscrimination rules and testing not previously required by the Internal Revenue Service.

At the moment, the industry is scrambling to respond to the DoL's call for comments on the proposed participant fee disclosure regulations by September 8.

August 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We got a lot of interest - and more than a few recollections - from readers about the story on exaggerated resumes.

August 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The good news is, if responses to PLANSPONSOR's (b)lines Compliance Survey are any indication, most 403(b) plan sponsors are on track to...

August 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In the wake of the 403(b) regulations under the Internal Revenue Code, tax-exempt entities are asking whether they should forget the 403(b)...

Like most of you, I have found the soaring price of gasoline to be enormously frustrating.

July 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, the Department of Labor published its much-anticipated proposed participant fee disclosure regulations.

Last week, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its much-anticipated proposal regarding participant fee disclosures.

July 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week's survey on summer reading spurred a number of readers to ask about those famous summer blockbusters.