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Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists: Talking Points
Insights from PLANSPONSOR’s Retirement Plan
Adviser of the Year finalists.
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Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year
Our company has worked with Barbara [Delaney] for more than 19 years,...
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Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year
When you have a plan that has grown over the years, and...
IMHO
IMHO
Retirement Confidence
I hate going to the doctor for a checkup—or the dentist, for...
UpFront |May 2008
May 2008
PLANSPONSOR.com news articles that also appeared in the Upfront section of the May issue.
War Stories |May 2008
May 2008
We all have them: those front-line experiences that are inevitable when one deals with the variety—and sensitivity—of issues associated with human beings and critical life events.
Survey Says |May 2008
Are Fees Transparent Enough?
It's been a hot issue for some time—a topic of interest for Congress—and the Department of Labor (DoL) has laid out a three-pronged effort to help deal with...
Bells & Whistles |May 2008
May 2008
Each month, Bells & Whistles Âhighlights recent product Âintroductions that plan Âsponsors may find of interest.
Feature |May 2008
2008 PLANSPONSOR Transition Management Survey: Transitions of the Fittest
2007, while perhaps not a banner year for the stock market or the investment management business, was a good year to be a transition manager. Data from the...
Head of the Class |May 2008
Over Valued
After seven years of dominating the U.S. markets, value stocks trailed behind growth companies in 2007, and by a considerable margin.
Asset Mix |May 2008
The Quest for Alpha
"Buy some good stock, and hold it till it goes up," said American humorist Will Rogers, "and if it don't go up, don't buy it."
The Bottom Line |May 2008
Moving the Goal Posts
When they faced the "perfect storm" earlier this decade, with equity markets declining at the same time interest rates dropped, many sponsors opted to stick with aggressive equity...
Case Sensitive |May 2008
Oral Argument
Marian Thompson Robinson v. New Orleans Employers ILA AFL-CIO Pension Welfare Vacation & Holiday Funds.
Rules/Regs |May 2008
Wellness Plans
Media reports have spun a tale implying that recent Department of Labor guidelines will squash employers' ability to motivate workers to kick unhealthy habits.
Barry's Pickings |May 2008
Compared with What?
On the whole, I believe the movement from participant choice to target-maturity funds—a movement that is right now at the "inching forward" stage—is good.
Voice |May 2008
Why PPA’s Autopilot Fails on Takeoff
While the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) is a decidedly 21st century addendum to the landmark Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, it more closely...
Saxon Angle |May 2008
Not the Last Word
Not unexpectedly, the Supreme Court recently ruled that an individual participant in a 401(k) defined contribution plan can maintain a breach of fiduciary duty claim under ERISA, even...
Just out of Reish |May 2008
Corporate Governance: ERISA-Style
The class-action litigation against Enron directors and committee members is a lesson about the need for corporate governance procedures for a company's ERISA plans.