Voices

Back in 2003, when then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer launched his investigation into mutual fund trading practices, two distinct areas were highlighted.

Social networking sites are all the rage - and whether you maintain an account on one (or more) of these sites, they have also become a frequent window...

Just after Christmas my family flew to Chicago for a surprise - my mother-in-law's 85th birthday.

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With all those New Year's resolutions still fresh in everyone's minds, I've always found this time of year to be a good time...

I went to see "I Am Legend" just before Christmas.

January 3, 2008 (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.

December 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I don't know how it is where you are, but here it's looking "a lot (too much?) like Christmas."

Having spent three days immersed in PLANSPONSOR's second annual DB Summit, I was struck by just how relatively "easy" participant-directed plans—be they 401(k), 403(b), or 457- are.

December 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I'm sure some of you have noticed that Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year - and thus Christmas Eve - a day...

Two years ago, I wrote about the "next level" in defined contribution designs: a growing interest on the part of plan sponsors in focusing on service elements like...

December 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's that time of year again - time for the office holiday party.

November 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We've all been "victims" of those who are chronically late to meetings, and I've seen (and heard about) various "solutions" to the problem.

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...

November 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A week from today, most of us (at least most of us still at our posts) will no doubt be wondering what time...

Last week, as I was surfing the Web, I stumbled across an article titled "Time for Employers to Cut Cord to 401(k) Plans."

November 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this week, we covered a survey of workers - who, for the very most part, said that their work is unaffected by...

I was having coffee with a buddy of mine a couple of weeks back, and before long the discussion turned to music; specifically the new Bruce Springsteen CD.

November 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you thought clocks were supposed to fall back last weekend, you weren't alone.

It may have lacked the hoopla of a midnight Harry Potter release, but in retirement industry circles, last week's publication of the Department of Labor's final regulations on...

October 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I know they've only just been released - and I know that many haven't had a chance to review the qualified default investment...