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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...

For most 401(k) plan participants, this has been a good quarter—to lose your statement.

With the first Presidential debate still ringing in our ears, the first Vice-Presidential debate just hours away, and Congress - well, let's say just it's pretty obvious this...

With the first Presidential debate still ringing in our ears, the first Vice-Presidential debate just hours away, and Congress - well, let's say just it's pretty obvious this...

One of my favorite quotations is George Santayana's, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers about their health-care cost trends.

Not that the recent market tumult could come at a "good" time, but this is a time when many are making budgetary plans for next year.

It was an interesting week, to say the least—all the more so since I spent it surrounded by financial advisers.

It's been hard to avoid watching what's going on in the markets this week (though, goodness knows, some are surely trying).

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In the race to meet upcoming 403(b) regulations, sponsors have to clear a number of hurdles. By now you've probably overcome the...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan provider asks: "A nonprofit organization, on the same date terminates its DB plan, initiates a 401k plan, and stops participant...