SURVEY SAYS: Health Benefit Costs Affecting Retirement Plans
Employers must balance their benefits budgets, and with health care costs increasing, it may affect decisions regarding retirement plan benefits.
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Overcoming Fear! – Part 2
Gary Findlay, former Executive Director of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS), discusses fearmongering regarding public pension plans.
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Overcoming Fear! – Part 1
Gary Findlay, former Executive Director of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS), says public pension leaders need to get over their fears and do the right thing.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Can Governmental 403(b)s Elect to Be ERISA Plans?
A governmental 403(b) plan sponsor attending the non-ERISA 403(b) Update panel at the 2016 PLANSPONSOR National Conference asked a question.
SURVEY SAYS: Political Tensions in the Workplace
This Presidential election season has been rife with controversy.
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Women and Retirement Risk: What Should Plan Sponsors Know?
Anna M. Rappaport, FSA, MAAA, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and member of the American Academy of Actuaries, suggests actions to help women better prepare...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Is A Financial Audit a Good Idea for a Non-ERISA Plan?
"We are a governmental 403(b) plan sponsor.
SURVEY SAYS: Favorite Smartphone Apps
“There’s an app for that,” seems true for almost everything.
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Reductions in Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability Possible
Rehabilitation plan surcharges and contribution rate increases can be excluded from withdrawal liability installment payment calculations.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – When Is a Loan Considered to Be in Default?
“I noticed that you have written a number of Ask the Experts columns regarding loan defaults, but none of those Q&As appear to answer a basic question that...
SURVEY SAYS: Favorite Vacation Spots
Not all vacations are taken in the summer, but it is the typical vacation time.
SURVEY SAYS: Thoughts About the PPA
The 10th anniversary of the passage of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) is coming up.
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Barry’s Pickings Online: Getting Our Priorities Straight
Encouraging terminating participants to leave their assets in the retirement savings system
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Delaying RMDs When Switching to Controlled Employer
“I work with the retirement plan of a private university that sponsors an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plan.
SURVEY SAYS: Career Paths to Retirement Industry
During a dinner at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference celebrating the 2016 Best in Class 401(k) Plan designees, conversations turned to the career paths that led folks into the...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Must Participant Loans Be Paid Upon Termination?
“Our recordkeeper insists that the final loan regulations require repayment of the loan upon termination of employment, but I have argued with them that this is not the...
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Solutions to Help Employees with Retirement Readiness
Solutions from MassMutual are helping employees manage financial well-being and total benefit spend to improve retirement readiness.
SURVEY SAYS: Dress Codes at Work
We recently covered a survey that found employees prefer a casual dress code at work.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Can Plan Sponsors Reduce Fiduciary Liability?
“I am a fiduciary for our ERISA retirement plan. Can I reduce my fiduciary liability or even eliminate it entirely?”
SURVEY SAYS: Summer Reading List 2016
Each year, we ask NewsDash readers to share what is on their summer reading list.