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Opinions | April 6th, 2011

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.

Reader Responses | April 6th, 2011

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.

Reader Responses | April 5th, 2011

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,...

Opinions | April 5th, 2011

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?

Reader Responses | March 31st, 2011

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...

Reader Responses | March 31st, 2011

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...

Opinions | March 30th, 2011

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...

Ask the Experts | March 29th, 2011

(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...

Opinions | March 29th, 2011

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.

Reader Responses | March 24th, 2011

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?

Reader Responses | March 24th, 2011

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.

Opinions | March 23rd, 2011

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...

Opinions | March 22nd, 2011

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...

Ask the Experts | March 22nd, 2011

(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...

Reader Responses | March 17th, 2011

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.

Reader Responses | March 17th, 2011

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.

Opinions | March 16th, 2011

IMHO: “Conversation” Starters

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been a lot of talk coming from Washington of late about the need to have “an adult conversation” with...

Opinions | March 15th, 2011

What is The Current Status of the CLASS Act Long Term Care Program?

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week a reader asks about the status of the CLASS Act Long Term Care program that was part of the PPACA

Ask the Experts | March 15th, 2011

(b)lines Ask the Experts – Why 403(b)s Are Slower to Adopt Auto Enroll

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – Do the Experts have any insight as to why adoption of automatic enrollment in 403(b) plans lags behind that of 401(k)s?

Opinions | March 11th, 2011

Plan Termination Guidance Addresses Unanswered Questions

March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has issued additional guidance (Revenue Ruling 2011-7) to confirm and clarify the application of new 403(b) plan termination provisions in the...

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