Voices

May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – We often report about changes plan sponsors are making to their health benefits offerings.

May 15, 2014 - Though your job may require you to think like a plan sponsor, you’re individuals who are also personally affected by your employer’s benefits decisions.

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is designed to protect the financial interests of retirement plan participants by governing the manner in...

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “We are a 501(c)(3) private tax-exempt employer that sponsors  a 457(b) top-hat plan for select management or highly compensated employees.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The “Move It” strategy for defined benefit (DB) plan de-risking applies to plan sponsors with zero pension risk tolerance or the relatively few...

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, I asked NewsDash readers which TV mom is/was their mom like, and why.

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sunday is Mother’s Day.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It’s easy these days to find articles about defined benefit (DB) plan lump-sum windows and plan termination.

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On February 12, 2014, Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published long-awaited final regulations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s...

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “We have a complex payroll structure with a number of included/excluded groups of employees.

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At Milliman, we refer to our framework for pension plan de-risking strategies as “The Three M’s,” because plan sponsors can handle risk by...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, I asked NewsDash readers how old is/was the oldest person they know or have known and what lessons have they learned...

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Which statement is true: Having an investment policy statement (IPS) can increase liability, or having an IPS can decrease liability?

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – I was encouraged by results of a survey of individuals who have reached age 100 that we covered this week.