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Tis the season - to get flu shots, that is.

November 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the January 1 deadline for 403(b) compliance draws near, we have received a multitude of questions on a variety of issues. Some...

November 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Non-governmental tax-exempt entities have a choice - their 403(b) plans (or arrangements, as some would have it) can be subject to ERISA…or...

Regardless of age, regular exercise is important.

November 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recently Lexicographer Jeremy Butterfield has, in a new book titled "A Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare", compiled a list of what...

November 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There has been a renewed focus on employer matching contributions of late.

On Tuesday, the nation will go to the polls (those who haven't voted early or absentee, anyway) and make a decision that has obsessed political junkies and pollsters...

October 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Friday, of course, is Halloween.

October 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers if they'd be tuning in for Candidate Obama's "infomercial."

October 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A couple of weeks ago, I asked NewsDash readers about their oddest job(s).

They say that desperate times call for desperate measures.

October 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2008 World Series started last night - and ahead of the "fall classic", I asked readers who they were rooting for.

October 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whatever your take on "Joe the Plumber", he at least got a chance to ask a presidential candidate a direct question.

October 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan adviser asks: "What exactly are the requirements for a church plan that has an employer match? Do they need a...

My September 30 statement arrived on Friday. No, I didn't look at it.

October 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today is Boss' Day (don't say you weren't "warned").

The recent market tumult has hit Main Street in its retirement pocketbook—and some are once again fretting about their "201(k)s."

OK, we're all trying to take the long view here, but the barrage of stories talking about how much value has been taken from pensions and 401(k)s is...

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With all the tumult in the markets - and the prospects of those September 30 statements due to arrive any day now, this...

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In Part III (September 2, 2008), we talked about the 403(b) non-discrimination rule applicable to employee deferrals - referred to as the...