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Opinions | June 7th, 2013

Fees: 3 Steps Every Plan Sponsor Should Take

June 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Everywhere that plan sponsors turned over the past 18 months, they heard talk of fee disclosure.

Opinions | May 28th, 2013

Tools to Help Conservative Savers Get Retirement Ready

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The current retirement landscape underscores the importance of managing risk and volatility in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Opinions | May 7th, 2013

A New Compliance Environment for 403(b)s

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of 403(b) plans should take note of several recent announcements by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning compliance with the various requirements...

Opinions | April 24th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: ACA-Required Deductible & Cost Sharing Limits

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a series of FAQs that addressed, among other things, applicability of the deductible and out-of-pocket limits...

Opinions | April 23rd, 2013

Is it Your Problem if Your Employees Can’t Retire?

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Is it your problem if your employees can’t retire? For many employers, the answer has been “no.”

Opinions | April 12th, 2013

Rising Interest Rates Could Spell Trouble for Bond Funds

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Interest rates have continued to fall since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury declining...

Opinions | March 27th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: More Questions About Employer Shared Responsibility Requirements

March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this year, Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations (78 Fed. Reg. 217 (January 2, 2013)) on the employer "shared responsibility" requirements...

Opinions | March 25th, 2013

Improving Nondiscrimination Test Results

March 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many plan sponsors would like to avoid returning excess contributions to their highly compensated employees, so how can they improve their nondiscrimination test...

Opinions | March 13th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: Agencies Clarify Required Coverage for Contraceptives

March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DOL, HHS, and Treasury recently issued several FAQs related to questions they have received on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA's) preventive care provisions.

Opinions | March 8th, 2013

403(b) Do-It-Yourself Guide, IRS Style

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mistakes happen, particularly when trying to operate your 403(b) plan in a complex, ever-changing regulatory environment.

Opinions | February 13th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: Proposed Wellness Rules under the ACA

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At the end of 2012, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued new proposed wellness rules that, when finalized,...

Opinions | February 6th, 2013

2012 NewsDash Archive List

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Opinions | February 1st, 2013

From Reading Tea Leaves to Reading a Roadmap

February 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reading tea leaves has become an art for 403(b) plan sponsors looking to keep their plans compliant in the wake of the final...

Opinions | January 31st, 2013

Little Known Facts about Retirement Plan Investing

January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In building or changing your investment array, it is important to look below the surface to the underlying characteristics of the funds you...

Opinions | January 30th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: Employer Shared Responsibility Requirements Proposed Regs – Part II

January 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Treasury and the IRS recently published proposed regulations (78 Fed. Reg. 217 (January 2, 2013)) and new question and answer guidance on the...

Opinions | January 25th, 2013

The Increased Availability of Roth In-Plan Conversions

January 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 included a provision liberalizing in-plan Roth conversion rules for qualified plans, 403(b) plans and eligible governmental...

Opinions | January 23rd, 2013

Considerations When Selecting a Plan Provider

January 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If only designing the best retirement plan to offer your employees were as easy as it sounds.

Opinions | January 18th, 2013

Developing a Participant Education Strategy

January 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Resolutions are abound this New Year—many of which are financial in nature and involve decisions to save more, spend less and move forward...

Opinions | January 16th, 2013

SECOND OPINIONS: Employer Shared Responsibility Requirements Proposed Regs – Part I

January 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Treasury and the IRS recently published proposed regulations (78 Fed. Reg. 217 (January 2, 2013)) and new question and answer guidance on the...

Opinions | January 4th, 2013

Updated Plan Correction Guidance – What You Can Expect

January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that we have survived the warnings of a global apocalypse on December 21, 2012, plan sponsors, like the rest of us, can...