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January 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because "parting" really can be such sweet sorrow, as a bonus question this week I asked readers what was the most fun/satisfaction they...

A couple of weeks back, I got an e-mail from Robert Powell, who writes on personal finance for MarketWatch, and he asked an interesting question: specifically, what, in...

January 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monday is, of course, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - a federal holiday, and a day on which the markets - and many...

January 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In the past two columns, we've addressed the fiduciary requirements and certain safeguards for ERISA 403(b) plans. This column focuses on the...

A few decades ago, I suffered a nasty skiing accident.

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a Survey Says bonus question this week, I asked readers to weigh in on the big retirement issues that the Obama administration...

January 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's a brand new year, and one of the "traditions" associated with a new year is the making of New Year's Resolutions.

Here's a headline you won't see this week: "Nobody Cut Their 401(k) Match Today."

December 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I recently asked readers to share how old they were when they learned "the truth" about Santa Claus - who "contributed" to that...

SURVEY SAYS: Last week, along with our annual favorite holiday movie survey, I asked readers what their holiday schedule would be like.

My eldest has been carrying a heavier than "recommended" class load this semester, and that - combined with her choice of classes - has meant that she's been...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many of you have been asking, and this week I'm happy to honor those reader requests - and a long-standing NewsDash holiday tradition.

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the holidays approach, many of us will be exchanging gifts with friends and co-workers.

As my wife and I drove to pick up our eldest for the Thanksgiving break, I saw something I never thought I would see again.

I wouldn't for a second suggest that the current financial/economic crisis that we are enmeshed in isn't "real," or that the efforts to remedy it thus far aren't...

December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's that time of year again - time for the office holiday party.

December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In our last column, we looked at the duties of fiduciaries in 403(b) plans that are subject to ERISA. Here we'll examine...

December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan provider asks: "Does the plan have to comply with the written plan document requirement if it is terminated prior to...

November 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today most of us (at least most of us still at our posts) will no doubt be wondering what time we can get...

Thanksgiving has been called a "uniquely American" holiday, and while that is perhaps something of an overstatement, it is unquestionably a special holiday, and one on which it...