Opinions

July 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are a number of savings and compensation plans companies can use to both attract and retain members of senior management; two in...

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As plan advisers and plan sponsors, we have to somehow get our plan participants to save more for their retirement.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A defined contribution plan is an excellent tool for helping employers acquire and retain top talent, but complying with the rules can be...

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - His personality is bigger than life, and anytime he walks into our office, we feel like we are advising a friend, not a...

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preaching retirement readiness to motivate plan participants has missed the target, but helping them “keep score” of their success might be the answer.

July 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Below we address recent questions we have received about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) Code section 4980H employer shared responsibility...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you’re thinking of adding a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) with a health savings account (HSA) feature to your organization’s health care “playlist”...

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With increased equity market volatility and recent changes in accounting rules, many companies are taking a second look at their approach to incentive...

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Are you speaking to your employees or just at them?

June 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From 10 Downing Street, the official home to the British Prime Minister, to David Letterman’s “Top 10” on the “Late Show,” the number ten...

June 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How can the retirement plan industry and small business community work together to help workers achieve a secure retirement?

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plans are not a new concept. What is new is the convergence of health and retirement benefits.

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan participants trust their employers, or plan sponsors, to provide them with the resources, tools and information necessary to plan their retirement readiness.

June 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – What do you know about revenue sharing? If your answer is anything other than, “a lot”, it’s really important that you read on.

June 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that, for plan years on or after 1/1/14, group health plans may not impose...

June 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As with various other major Western economies, the United States has in recent decades seen its retirement plan landscape shift away from defined...

May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In U.S. v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a clear message: Same-sex marriages should be equal to opposite-sex marriages in the eyes...

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active share helps plan sponsors monitor and manage portfolio style drift.

May 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We're at a really interesting inflection point in our industry.

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is designed to protect the financial interests of retirement plan participants by governing the manner in...