Voices

Being a plan fiduciary is a tough job—and one that, it's probably fair to say—is underappreciated, if not undercompensated.

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers if they thought the markets were past the worst of it.

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One of the as-yet-unresolved issues regarding health care reform is the proposal (by some) to tax health care benefits, or at least health...

When it comes to qualified retirement plans, there are three kinds of people: people who are fiduciaries and know it, people who aren't fiduciaries and know it, and...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While we were on the subject of resumes, I asked readers to share some of the oddest things they had seen - or...

August 6, 1009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I asked readers if their job was more stressful today than a year ago - and how they were dealing with...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We're often counseled to keep our resumes "current," regardless of our current comfort/security with our current position (after all, you never know when...

As a kid, I remember sitting in church listening to a sermon about what I have since come to know as the "parable of the talents," found in...

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The new world of 403(b) retirement programs has dramatically changed the role of sponsors offering the plans, and will likely encourage sponsors...

July 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the course of my career, I've had various - and varying - commutes.

July 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers, If you had a life 'do over' - what (if anything) would you do differently?

July 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines ) - In response to concerns expressed by many in the 403(b) community, the Department of Labor has issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-2,...

One of the most common—and consistent—inquiries I receive (via e-mail, anyway) is from readers looking for help in choosing a plan provider.

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I don't know about you, but during the course of any given day, I get asked a LOT of questions.

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Word is that President Obama wanted to use his press conference last night to press the case for health care reform.

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year widened Employee Retirement Income Security Act protection for defined contribution plan participants, but it is...

While I am sure there was a period in my youth when I wanted to be a fireman, a cowboy, or maybe even a professional athlete, my earliest...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I've spent parts of the past two weeks surrounded by vacationers (all the more distressing when you aren't one of them!).

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers to share their summer movie picks - and asked them which of the summer blockbusters (and there...

Recently the 7th Circuit responded to requests that it reconsider its opinion in the revenue-sharing/"excessive fee" case of Hecker v. Deere.