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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.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the rising cost of fuel - and, for many, the cost of getting to work - I asked readers what, if anything,...

May 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Truth be told (and why would I lie), I've never been very "good" about taking vacations.

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 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week we asked readers if they would be traveling this weekend - and if so, how far.

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...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I passed a gas station on the way to work on Monday where gas was over $4/gallon (no, I didn't buy any).

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

May 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this week, we covered a survey that outlined what were supposedly some of the most atrocious workplace misbehaviors.

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.

April 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to the things that "normally" keep me busy, this week I have been out college shopping with my middle daughter.

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...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At this rate, EBRI's Retirement Confidence Survey may need to be renamed (to the Retirement Lack of Confidence Survey).

April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this week, we reported on some new data from Schwab that suggests that Roth 401(k)s are picking up in popularity.

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

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Next Tuesday is, of course, April Fool's Day.