Voices

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...

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.

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

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...

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