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Opinions | March 21st, 2014

A Lesson About Investment Disclosures

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent case, Bidwell vs. University Medical Center, details the obligations of disclosure on investment lineups, particularly qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) for...

Reader Responses | March 20th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: Does your company offer advice to plan participants?

March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Does your company make available saving and investing advice to retirement plan participants?

Opinions | March 19th, 2014

Paying Active Fees for Passive Management?

March 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active share helps plan fiduciaries see how active their managers really are.

Opinions | March 18th, 2014

What Do Participants Really Want from Their Bond Fund?

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Why do retirement plan participants choose bond funds?

Ask the Experts | March 18th, 2014

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Correcting 457 Plan “Unforeseeable Emergency” Distribution

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “We sponsor both a 403(b) plan and a 457(b) ‘top-hat’ deferred compensation plan for select management/highly compensated employees.

Opinions | March 17th, 2014

Help with Reducing Plan Costs

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are many factors plan sponsors must consider in selecting the most appropriate and cost efficient retirement plan platform.

Reader Responses | March 17th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: Work Time-Wasters

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, I asked NewsDash readers what wastes their time at work.

Opinions | March 14th, 2014

IRS Linking 403(b) Plans to Former 501(c)(3) Organizations

March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rolled out its next 403(b) Compliance Check questionnaire.

Opinions | March 13th, 2014

Public Pension Plan CSI

March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In case you have not noticed, there appears to be a full court press underway to kill public sector defined benefit retirement plans.

Reader Responses | March 13th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: What wastes your time at work?

March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent survey, executives said non-business related Internet use, including social media, is the biggest time-waster for employees.

Ask the Experts | March 11th, 2014

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Plan Participation by Related LLCs

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “Our college, a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization, maintains a separate offsite center in Washington, D.C. to allow our students to experience a...

Reader Responses | March 10th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: Thoughts About Tax Reform Proposals?

March 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the end of February, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp introduced a sweeping tax reform bill that has many...

Opinions | March 7th, 2014

Are ESOPs Too Risky to Be Good Retirement Plans?

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Perhaps the most common criticism about employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) is that they are too risky to be good retirement programs.

Reader Responses | March 6th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: What do you think of the tax reform proposals?

March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the end of February, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp introduced a sweeping tax reform bill that has many...

Opinions | March 4th, 2014

A “Sharpe” Tool in the Shed

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How should defined benefit plan investors measure success?

Opinions | March 4th, 2014

SECOND OPINIONS: ACA Employer Reporting Requirements – Part II

March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Code section 6056, as enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), requires “applicable large employers” subject to the employer “shared...

Ask the Experts | March 4th, 2014

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Which States Have Fiduciary Laws for 403(b)s?

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I realize that fiduciary responsibility is quite clear in 403(b) plans that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Reader Responses | March 3rd, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: America Saves Week

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week was “America Saves Week.”

Opinions | February 27th, 2014

Evaluating In-Plan Guaranteed Income Alternatives

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the retirement landscape has shifted from mainly defined benefit (DB) pensions to primarily defined contribution (DC) retirement savings, many workers question how...

Reader Responses | February 27th, 2014

SURVEY SAYS: Does your company do education for America Saves Week?

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In case you haven’t noticed from our coverage, this week is “America Saves Week.”

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