Voices

This coming Friday, the nation will, in large part, set aside its normal business for a three-day weekend filled with cookouts and fireworks displays, as we commemorate the...

June 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Next week the nation will celebrate its birthday on the Fourth of July (the one federal holiday that really can't be moved to...

Having just spent most of the past week in Chicago at our annual Plan Designs conference (bigger and better than ever, I might add!), my head is still...

June 17, 2008 ((b)lines) - A 403(b) plan adviser asks: "If a small 501(c)(3) organization serves as a conduit for its employees to contribute to a 403(b), is...

June 17, 2008 ((b)lines) - Final 403(b) regulations effective January 1, 2009, expand on and clarify contribution limits in the current regulations.

My dad has been on my mind a lot of late—for no particular reason that I've been able to identify.

June 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One doesn't hear it so much on television sitcoms these days (most of the fathers seem likeable, but terribly inept), but once upon...

June 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, I asked readers to look back on their high school experiences.

Last month, the Connecticut legislature didn't get around to voting on a bill that would have effectively set up a state-sponsored 401(k) plan for small businesses.

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.