Opinions

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Should hedge funds replace fixed income investments? This question has been top-of-mind for many corporate defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors as they await...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With all of the talk of a looming retirement crisis, it’s easy to forget that the retirement industry has made tremendous advancements in...

September 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Too often retirement planning is focused only on the investment aspect of a retirement plan, with little attention given to the true long-term...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Objectively, how good is your retirement plan? Without some comparative analysis, how would you know?

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “O Captain! My Captain,” words about leadership, about standing up for what is right, about America.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Code section 6056, as enacted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), requires “applicable large employer members” subject to the employer “shared responsibility” mandate...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mobile usage in the U.S. is at an all-time high as Americans check their phones upwards of 110 times a day.

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rapidly growing contingent of pension consultants and larger plan sponsors are abandoning spreadsheet- and paper- based reporting in favor of web–based analytics...

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recently we sat down with Jillian, a new college graduate just launching her career and planning on starting a family, who wanted our...

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds (TDFs), or lifecycle funds, have become the default, do-it-yourself investment option in retirement plans for people who do not know what...

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I’ve spent 30 years working in the financial services and nonprofit sectors, surrounded by capable, intelligent and driven women.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Have you been introduced to myRA? With her upcoming debut expected in late 2014, you may wish to get acquainted with her key...

September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With ever-increasing law firm billing rates, it may be tempting to forego retaining an employee benefits attorney to review pre-approved plan documents along...

September 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today’s financial environment is often plagued by hidden, complicated fees and fine print, and investors should be keenly aware of the critical questions...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wouldn’t it be nice to know from what success will come, before it actually does?

August 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For four decades, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) has provided a durable federal framework for employers that sponsor health...

August 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty years ago on September 2, in response to failing companies resulting in workers losing pensions, sweeping legislation designed to protect workers from...

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Uncashed checks are a real and growing problem faced by retirement plan sponsors. Anecdotally, the industry believes this issue to be in the...

August 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States made its first ruling applying the fiduciary standards of the Employee Retirement...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."- Nelson Mandela