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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...

June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We've written previously about the soft economy's toll on vacation plans, perhaps even yours.

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We hadn't gotten very far into the agenda of our Plan Designs conference last week when a plan sponsor asked the question that,...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not many 403(b) sponsors responded to PLANSPONSOR (b)lines' survey on so-called socially responsible investments, but the majority of those who did think they...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Church plans can consist of a number of different entities governed by different requirements under the new 403(b) regulations. How do these...

Several years back, after a day of meetings in Manhattan, I caught the train home.

May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many say the time is "right" for health care reform.

May 20. 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent OfficeTeam survey, responding executives told us something we probably didn't need to be told; we're all asked to participate in...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the beginning of the summer vacation season - a time when many will hit the roads, or hit...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan adviser asks: "An individual participates in a 403(b) plan that is being terminated. The contract is an individually-owned 403(b) contract....

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The final 403(b) regulations brought additional (though incomplete) clarity to an important topic: terminating a 403(b) plan.

In just a couple of months, I will find myself in the unenviable financial position of having two children in college at the same time.

May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Without question, the past few months have tried and tested the best investment strategies.