SURVEY SAYS: How long is your daily commute?
This week, we covered a survey that found 58% of commuters experience road rage at times while traveling to and from the office, and 9% have gotten into...
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(b)lines Ask the Experts – Maintaining ERISA 403(b) Alongside non-ERISA 403(b)
July 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “A private 501(c)(3) with whom I work maintains an ERISA 403(b) plan. Currently the plan has no employer contributions, only elective deferrals,...
SURVEY SAYS: Retirement Income Options in DC Plans
July 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, I asked NewsDash readers if offering a retirement income option as an investment choice for defined contribution plan participants is a...
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Fee Disclosure Rules Increase Complexity in Multi-Provider Environment
July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The litany of challenges related to having multiple retirement plan service providers is well documented.
SURVEY SAYS: Are retirement income options in DC plans a good idea?
July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With all the talk about employees not being prepared for retirement, the idea of offering retirement income products as investment menu choices in...
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SECOND OPINIONS: ACA Cap on Contributions to Health FSAs
July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) caps salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) at $2,500 beginning in 2013.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Unknown Vendor Provides Fee Disclosure
July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I read your Ask the Expert column of last week on missing vendor fee disclosure with great interest, since I have the...
SURVEY SAYS: Friday the 13th and Superstitions
July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, I asked NewsDash readers if Friday the 13th causes any anxiety, and how superstitious you are in general.
SURVEY SAYS: How Superstitious Are You?
Tomorrow is our second Friday the 13th of the year.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Vendor Fails to Provide Fee Disclosure
July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “Hope the Experts had a wonderful 4th of July! As for me, not so much, since I discovered that one of...
SURVEY SAYS: SCOTUS Health Reform Law Decision
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers what decision they were hoping for from the Supreme Court about the health care reform law.
SURVEY SAYS: What decision were you hoping for from SCOTUS about health care?
Among big news affecting employers last week was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision about the individual mandate in President Obama’s health care reform law.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Enhanced Match for Longer-Term Employees
July 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I am a fiduciary for a large ERISA 403(b) plan, and we currently match a flat percentage for all eligible employees (50%...
SURVEY SAYS: Memorable Vacations
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers, what types of places do you like to go on vacation, and what was your favorite/most memorable vacation, and why?
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Disclosure and Education Must Go Hand-in-Hand
Sponsors of 403(b) plans are paying more attention to the role of participant education in fee disclosure regulations—opening up a big opportunity for financial professionals.
SURVEY SAYS: What was your favorite/most memorable vacation, and why?
Vacation season is upon us.
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SECOND OPINIONS: A Little SBC Relief for Health Plans
We have devoted several columns to the new Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) rules, which require group health plans to issue a summary of health benefit options...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Spinning Off a Related Entity
June 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – At the live Ask the Experts session at the recent 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, an attendee asked, “Our nonprofit organization is spinning...
SURVEY SAYS: Do You Benchmark Your Retirement Plan Adviser?
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers, “Do you benchmark your plan adviser?”
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The Future Method of Expense Collection: Levelized
In the past, the average retirement plan participant may have thought that their 403(b) or 401(k) plans were free, but when new fee disclosure regulations take effect in...