PLANSPONSOR Magazine

COVER

Guiding Lights

As plan sponsors focus on the next generation of
retirement plan designs, advisors stand ready, willing, and
able to help

Survey Says |March 2006

Survey Says

What If Your State Mandated Benefits?
Bells & Whistles |March 2006

Bells & Whistles

Each month, we will highlight recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.
Feature |March 2006

457 Focus: Extra Credit?

457 plan take-up rates trail private sector, but exhibit similar patterns, according to new survey results
Feature |March 2006

Starting Points

Automatically enrolling employees into a 401(k) plan is not right for every employer, but creative implementation strategies can overcome many of its drawbacks
Head of the Class |March 2006

The Long Run?

With important and expensive changes looming for US DB plans, there is plenty of discussion of the need for liability-directed investment
Running the Fund |March 2006

Majority Rules?

Majority voting the new darling of the shareholder activist set
The Bottom Line |March 2006

Fare Share?

For some, revenue sharing remains out of sight, out of mind
Total Benefits |March 2006

Picking Up the Tab

Maryland legislation would force Wal-Mart to put more money toward employees' health insurance
Case Sensitive |March 2006

Alien Notions

United States of America v. Stefan Irving
Game Plan |March 2006

Birds of a Feather

Ex-United pilot helps others assess financial situation