SURVEY SAYS: Do You Benchmark Your Retirement Plan Fees?
April 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s a lot of discussion about the fees paid by workplace retirement plans.
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What Kinds of Coverage Must be Reported on Form W-2?
April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This week we respond to questions on the types of coverage that must be reported and whether both the employer and employee-paid portions...
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Misconceptions about 403(b) Plan Design
Even though the IRS regulations squarely place 403(b) plans into the realm of employer-sponsored retirement plans, not all retirement plans are created equal.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Correcting Excess Deferrals
April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I recently discovered that one of our 403(b) plan participants deferred in excess of the 402(g) limit ($16,500) in 2010, and does...
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IMHO: Mixed Messages
April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We had wrapped up a very successful half-day adviser event ahead of our annual Awards for Excellence dinner last month.
SURVEY SAYS: Have You Seen the Light on Fluorescent Light Bulbs?
April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beginning next year, the incandescent light bulb will be phased off the U.S. market, courtesy of legislation passed in 2007.
SURVEY SAYS: Would a Change in Tax Deductibility Change Savings Rates?
April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) indicated that the deductibility of retirement savings contributions was important to workers,...
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What About the Form W-2 Reporting Requirement?
April 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Do the PPACA Form W-2 reporting requirements apply to employers for 2011? For 2012?
SURVEY SAYS: Would These Headlines Fool You?
March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Friday is April Fool’s Day, of course – and on that day it can be difficult at times to figure out whether someone...
SURVEY SAYS: Do You Take a Break for Lunch?
March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I was struck (as were many of you, based on the clickthroughs) by that report about an apparent link between productivity and...
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IMHO: Comparison “Points”
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Every year about this time, we get reports from firms that purport to tell us how much time is spent in preparations...
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More Answers on Annual & Lifetime Limits
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We have received a number of recent questions on the new PPACA requirements regarding annual and lifetime limits.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Improving the Plan Audit Experience
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “We are a large ERISA 403(b) plan sponsor and our experience with our very first 5500 plan audit for the 2009 play...
SURVEY SAYS: What's the Worst Book You Ever Read?
March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week’s bonus question comes from a reader: “What’s the worst book you ever read/bought?
SURVEY SAYS: What's Your Take on the PPACA One Year Later?
March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A year ago today, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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IMHO: Court Costs
March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week brought to light an aspect of 401(k) litigation that doesn’t generally get a lot of coverage—and the participant-plaintiff...
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What About the New Summary of Benefits Notice?
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the anniversary of PPACA approaches (March 23), we have received questions about when plans must start delivering the new Summary of Benefits...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – An Employee Wants to Defer 100%
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “Can a per diem employee who works nominal hours and receives only a few hundred dollars in gross compensation per pay period...
SURVEY SAYS: When Did You Start Saving for Retirement?
March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yesterday we reported on a survey about when respondents in various generations started saving.
SURVEY SAYS: Who's Your Pick(s) in the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament?
March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - March Madness is (almost) upon us.