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September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fall is here, and the weather will only get cooler, which seems to bring with it more colds and cases of the flu.

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Objectively, how good is your retirement plan? Without some comparative analysis, how would you know?

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “O Captain! My Captain,” words about leadership, about standing up for what is right, about America.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Code section 6056, as enacted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), requires “applicable large employer members” subject to the employer “shared responsibility” mandate...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mobile usage in the U.S. is at an all-time high as Americans check their phones upwards of 110 times a day.

 September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “If we switch recordkeepers should the contribution sources be preserved?

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rapidly growing contingent of pension consultants and larger plan sponsors are abandoning spreadsheet- and paper- based reporting in favor of web–based analytics...

September 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There have been many news reports lately about hackers obtaining personal information from store systems or from the “Cloud.”

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recently we sat down with Jillian, a new college graduate just launching her career and planning on starting a family, who wanted our...

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “Already attempting to plan for 2015. Do we know when the new retirement plan contribution limits will be announced?”

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds (TDFs), or lifecycle funds, have become the default, do-it-yourself investment option in retirement plans for people who do not know what...

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I’ve spent 30 years working in the financial services and nonprofit sectors, surrounded by capable, intelligent and driven women.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Have you been introduced to myRA? With her upcoming debut expected in late 2014, you may wish to get acquainted with her key...

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I have a new employee who contributed to the retirement plans of his prior employer, which maintained plans similar to ours.

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We covered a survey last week in which 85% of respondents said being courteous to coworkers has an impact on a person's career...

September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With ever-increasing law firm billing rates, it may be tempting to forego retaining an employee benefits attorney to review pre-approved plan documents along...

September 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today’s financial environment is often plagued by hidden, complicated fees and fine print, and investors should be keenly aware of the critical questions...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wouldn’t it be nice to know from what success will come, before it actually does?

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I serve as chair of the investment committee for a large health care entity, and we oversee the defined benefit (DB) pension...