Opinions

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National Save for Retirement Week promotes the importance of participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans and complements what we do the other 51 weeks...

October 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Since the Department of Labor release of additional guidance for target-date fund screening and monitoring in February of this year, a more stringent...

October 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On September 13, 2013, Treasury issued Notice 2013-54 (the “Notice”) (and the Department of Labor issued substantially identical guidance...

September 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversification across U.S., European and emerging markets is key to risk-adjusted returns and lower volatility.

September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers increasingly realize that healthier employees give them an edge over the competition; that’s why top companies are developing creative ways to engage...

September 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many education professionals have worked their entire careers toward a pension benefit that was likely the sole source of retirement income.

September 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) have been a de facto requirement for plan sponsors seeking external managers—an almost universal question on RFPs...

September 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Just when you thought the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might be taking a breather, what with government furloughs and all, you receive...

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor issued new final HIPAA wellness regulations.  78 Fed. Reg. 33158 (June...

September 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Increased tax rates for highly paid executives and limits on qualified benefits have generated heightened interest in nonqualified benefit plans, resulting in a...

August 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Affordable Care Act has brought attention to the coverage of part-time employees under health plans, and now is a good time to...

August 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As educators around the country organize their classrooms for returning students, many are busy preparing class lesson plans, but “Back to School” season...

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “I have read that an employer who hires agricultural workers on a seasonal basis needs to determine whether the seasonal employee exception applies...