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IMHO: The Rest of the Story
Last week, AARP published a report on how economic worries are impacting Americans.
IMHO: One More Thing To Do
Last week, the Connecticut legislature didn’t get around to voting on a bill that would have effectively set up a state-sponsored 401(k) plan for small businesses.
Perspective: Understand Your Clients to Improve Your Bottom Line
It seems that nearly everyone today is feeling the pinch of the current economy.
IMHO: The Sum of Its Parts
Last week, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185).
IMHO: Legends for Our Times
Ours is an industry of fairly recent invention–one that is, in many respects, only just beginning to emerge from the growth pangs of adolescence.
IMHO: The Letter of the Law
An early “win″ for plan sponsors (perhaps more accurately, a win for a plan sponsor) was Hecker v. Deere&Co.
Perspective: Emerging Challenges for Plan Management
There’s a growing recognition that retirement plan managers are under the gun because of new legislation as well as increases in employee mobility and auto-enrollment.
IMHO: Safety “Net″
Over the past several weeks, I’ve gotten a lot of calls from reporters across the country looking to understand more about what appears to be a recent uptick...
IMHO: Marshal Law
When a co-worker forwarded to me an e-mail about Eliot Spitzer’s alleged tie with a prostitution ring last week, I thought it was a joke.
IMHO: Utility “Bill″
While it’s been a relatively mild winter here (and it’s not over yet), it’s been cold enough—and our house old enough—that opening the various utility bills has been...
IMHO: The Not-So-Fine Print
If you watch commercial TV (that is to say, TV with commercials), you’ve no doubt been struck by the proliferation of ads for various prescription medicines.
Perspective: Turning Automated Rollovers into a Win-Win
As U.S. workers continue to change jobs at an unprecedented rate (experts say it’s now up to 20 percent annually), the retirement accounts they leave behind with previous...
IMHO: The Ant and the Grasshopper
One of the more well-known Aesop’s Fables is the story of “The Ant and the Grasshopper.″
IMHO: Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!
If you’ve been asked in the past two weeks what to do about the market (and who hasn’t), I’m sure your response has been something along the lines...
IMHO: Spend Thrift?
With lightning speed, the House managed to cobble together an economic stimulus package last week, the Senate will take it up this week, and President Bush seems eager...