SURVEY SAYS: Benchmarking Plan Advisers
There is a common suggestion from the retirement plan industry that plan sponsors should send out a request for information (RFI) about every three years to benchmark how...
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(b)lines Ask the Experts – What Is Revenue Sharing?
June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – At the live Ask the Experts session at the recent 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, an attendee asked, “What is revenue sharing?”
SURVEY SAYS: Dad’s Wisdom
Last week, in honor of Father’s Day, I asked NewsDash readers, “What words of wisdom from your Dad would you like to share with NewsDash readers?”
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SECOND OPINIONS: Comparative Effectiveness Fees – Part II
Experts from Groom Law Group continue to answer questions frequently received about comparative effectiveness fees.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Moving from 403(b) to 401(k)
June 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – At the recently completed 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, David Powell of Groom Law Group and Michael Webb of Cammack LaRhette Consulting conducted...
SURVEY SAYS: PSNC Suggestions for Improving Participant Outcomes
Last week at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference, speakers suggested numerous ways to improve defined contribution plans to create better outcomes for participants.
SURVEY SAYS: Which suggestion for improving DC plans would be most effective?
This week at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference, speakers suggested numerous ways to improve defined contribution plans to create better outcomes for participants.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Non-Electing Church Plans and Nondiscrimination Testing
June 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “Does a non-electing church plan that is a 401(k) plan have to comply with the ADP and ACP nondiscrimination tests? I read...
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Turn Fee Disclosure Lemons into Lemonade
June 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The logical next step after 408(b)(2) is taking your newly acquired fee disclosure knowledge and putting it to its highest use --...
SURVEY SAYS: Summer Reading List 2012
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers, “What’s on your reading list for the summer?”
(b)lines Ask the Experts – No Safe Harbor If 401(a) Match Tied to 403(b)
June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “A private (non-church/government) tax-exempt organization sponsors a 401(a) plan that provides for matching contributions made in proportion to salary deferral contributions made...
SURVEY SAYS: What’s on your reading list for this summer?
Summer is approaching, so it’s time for our annual summer reading list survey.
SURVEY SAYS: What gets you going in the mornings?
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers, “What, other than coffee, revives you and gets you ready to tackle the day?”
SURVEY SAYS: What gets you going in the morning?
Many folks swear they can’t get going without a cup of coffee in the morning (some would say two or three).
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SECOND OPINIONS: Comparative Effectiveness Fees – Part I
PPACA section 6301 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act to establish the Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Participant Disclosure for Provider’s Entire Platform
May 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I am a 403(b) plan sponsor with three active investment providers.
SURVEY SAYS: On what retirement plan issues should policymakers focus?
Last week, I asked NewsDash readers “On what retirement plan issues do you think policymakers should focus?”
SURVEY SAYS: Retirement Plan Issues for Policymakers
The elections this year mean we could usher in a new set of policymakers for retirement plan issues.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Rollovers from 403(b)s to IRAs
May 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “IRC Section 72(t)(9) provides that a distribution from a governmental 457(b) plan is subject to the 10% premature distribution income tax penalty...