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(b)Mused: Speaking Engagement

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - One thing that struck me in a panel discussion at last month’s PLANSPONSOR National Conference is a panelist’s contention that if a...
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IMHO: “Starting” Points

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You may have missed it, but there was a bit of a “dust up” in our industry last week. 
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(b)Mused: Just Do It

July 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – Over the past holiday weekend I went whitewater rafting for the first time.
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(b)Mused: The Circle of Life

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPOSNOR (b)lines) – In a conversation this week with Ed Moslander, Senior Managing Director, Institutional Sales & Service, TIAA-CREF, he mentioned the “problem” some non-profits...
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Public Pension McCarthyism

June 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the early 1950s the junior senator from Wisconsin made quite a name for himself by labeling anyone who opposed him a communist or...
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(b)Mused: Different Strokes

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)Mused) – At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago last week, I spent some time talking with 403(b) sponsors about their biggest issues and...
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IMHO: Chances Are…

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I’ve long adhered to the wisdom of having a “Plan B,” a fallback position if the things you hope will work out—don’t. ...
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Seasonal Employees Under the PPACA

June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How are seasonal employees treated for purposes of the PPACA "play or pay" mandate that requires employers to pay penalties if they do...

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IMHO: “Smoke” Signals

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors spend a lot of time wondering – and worrying – about the “right” way to do things. 
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Rescissions Under the PPACA

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There have been quite a few questions on the new rescission rule under PPACA and how the rule applies in many practical situations,...

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IMHO: Loan Arranging

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The headlines last week were all about how new legislation had been introduced to cut down on the “leakage” from 401(k)...