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Opinions | June 1st, 2016

Barry’s Pickings Online: Investment Choice and Fee Litigation

If you give retirement plan participants enough good (that is, efficiently-priced) choices, can you include funds in the fund menu that maybe aren’t efficiently priced?

Reader Responses | May 31st, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Taking Retirement Savings Prematurely

Plan leakage is a concern for defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ retirement readiness.

Ask the Experts | May 31st, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – What to Do with Proxy Statements

“We just received a proxy statement, along with a request for voting, for one of the investments held in our company’s ERISA 403(b) plan. What should we do...

Ask the Experts | May 24th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Can Tips for Reviewing SPDs Be Used for Other Plans?

“I recently read your Ask the Experts Column ‘Tips for Reviewing SPDs.’

Reader Responses | May 23rd, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Advice to the Class of 2016

It’s graduation season.

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Ask the Experts | May 17th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Can Church Plan Employees Contribute More?

“Are there still rules that allow church employees to contribute more than they might normally be able to do under the existing contribution limits?”

Reader Responses | May 16th, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Awkward Conversations with Co-workers

I once had to tell a co-worker that people were avoiding her and talking about her because she didn’t wash her hands after using the restroom.

Ask the Experts | May 10th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Tips for Reviewing SPDs

“We just received a draft summary plan description (SPD) for our retirement plan for review.

Ask the Experts | May 3rd, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Can States Sponsor 403(b)s and 401(k)s?

“I realize that a state may sponsor a 457(b) plan, and such plans appear to be quite common.

Opinions | May 2nd, 2016

Barry’s Pickings Online: Transparency for All

If greater transparency is so good for retirement plan providers, then it’s good for retirement industry regulators too.

Reader Responses | May 2nd, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Responses to Gap Analysis

Some retirement plan service providers provide a retirement readiness gap analysis to participants on their statements, and other retirement savers can use online tools to receive a gap...

Ask the Experts | April 26th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Tips for Correctly Calculating 15-Year Catch-Up

“We have a ton of individuals utilizing the 15-year catch-up election in our 403(b) plan, and for that and...

Reader Responses | April 25th, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Hours Worked/Productivity Link

I read an article about some research that found people who work more than the 40-hour work week are less productive than those who work 40 hours a...

Ask the Experts | April 19th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – How Does the DOL Fiduciary Rule Impact 403(b)s?

“I have received dozens of emails in my Inbox regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) final fiduciary rule.

Reader Responses | April 18th, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Happier Than a Year Ago

Last week, I revived an old SURVEY SAYS question asked by my former boss in 2010.

Opinions | April 15th, 2016

Barry’s Pickings Online: They Got It Right

Clearly, the DOL listened to criticisms of its conflict-of-interest regulation.

Ask the Experts | April 12th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – LLC Subsidiary Participation in 403(b)

“May the employees of the wholly owned LLC subsidiary of a 501(c)(3) corporation participate in the 501(c)(3) corporation’s 403(b) plan?”

Reader Responses | April 11th, 2016

SURVEY SAYS: Socially Conscious Investing

There are many names for investing in products based on environmental, social and governance factors.

Ask the Experts | April 5th, 2016

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Why Sponsor So Many Retirement Plans?

“I just started to work for a mid-sized health care organization, and it turns out that they have 10 different plans with 10 different plan documents!

Opinions | April 4th, 2016

Barry’s Pickings Online: Passive Aggression

The idea that ERISA mandates only the use of passive management is absurd.

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