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IMHO: Underlying Assumptions

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued two reports focused on 401(k) plans; one on target-date funds, the other on potential...
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Sailors, Drunks, and Women

February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the real world, being treated as "special" can wind up being a burden.
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IMHO: Service Charges

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Valentine’s Day approached, you may have seen a series of increasingly ubiquitous advertisements for a certain online florist.

 

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Maintaining Non-ERISA Status for 403(b)s

February 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many 403(b) sponsors that have maintained their plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act safe-harbor exclusion are now questioning whether this is...
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IMHO: Warning “Labels”

January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Litigation—or more accurately, the fear of litigation—frequently serves to put us on notice.
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PPACA: What's Next?

January 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We have devoted several columns to what plan amendments were required for the 2011 plan year. 

 

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IMHO: Group “Therapy?”

January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Somewhere over the course of your academic or professional career, I’m sure you’ve been exposed to any number of "group"...