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July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Word is that President Obama wanted to use his press conference last night to press the case for health care reform.

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year widened Employee Retirement Income Security Act protection for defined contribution plan participants, but it is...

While I am sure there was a period in my youth when I wanted to be a fireman, a cowboy, or maybe even a professional athlete, my earliest...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I've spent parts of the past two weeks surrounded by vacationers (all the more distressing when you aren't one of them!).

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers to share their summer movie picks - and asked them which of the summer blockbusters (and there...

Recently the 7th Circuit responded to requests that it reconsider its opinion in the revenue-sharing/"excessive fee" case of Hecker v. Deere.

July 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Email - it's both a boon and a bane of our existence (well, mine, at least).

July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - As we are midway through the first year of the IRS' 403(b) regulations, plan sponsors may want to step back and consider...

July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Surely those of us still at our posts this week are aware of the upcoming holiday...

Last week the Congress was voting on an issue on which I have a strong opinion.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wow - hard to believe that it's already summer (even harder here in the Northeast this year)!

June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week, our bonus question comes from a reader, who was curious about how others were dealing with the concept of phased retirement.

June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Next week, the nation will celebrate its birthday on the Fourth of July (the one federal holiday that really can't be moved to...

It's now been nearly three weeks since our Plan Designs conference in Chicago and, once again, I got so many interesting ideas, so much good information—well, I'm still...

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - While many plan sponsors are resorting to cutting back or eliminating company match contributions in a effort to reduce costs, does recent...

June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the IRS may have reconsidered the issue of work-issued cell phone taxation (and we certainly hope Congress acquiesces in their request), it...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a famous quote that goes something like, "Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad" (there's...

Way before we had "reality" shows where we could watch people make fools of themselves in prime time, there was "Let's Make a Deal."

June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Some 403(b) plan sponsors have structured their plans with a single investment provider, and the number of plans designed this way has...

June 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even more interesting (particularly as President Obama appears to be warming to the notion of taxing health care benefits), was this week's bonus...