July 2010PDF Message from the Firm Adequate Benefit and Monthly Income Common Mistakes in Preparing Plan Committee Minutes How Not To Apply For A Favorable Determination Letter Tips for Documenting the Selection and Monitoring of Your Advisers Fund Facts Sheets Fail under 404(c) Figure Out if Your 401(K) Plan is in Compliance Before the IRS Does Suggestions for Managing Your Benefit Programs Allocation of Revenue Sharing Southern California Rising Stars Academic Studies on Participant Behavior Fixing Common Plan Mistakes: Improper Forfeiture Suspense Accounts ERISA Education for Bank Regulators Subscribing for PLANSPONSOR Magazine Plansponsor’s 15 Legends April 2010PDF Message from the Firm Investment Policy Statements and QDIAs Are Your Policies and Procedures Just A Myth? Hiring Advisers for Participants Exempt vs. Non-Exempt: Have You Properly Classified Your Employees? Victory for Reish & Reicher Client in Bond Dispute Disclosure of Costs to Participants Plan Committee Members: Brother’s Keepers Retirement Income for 401(k) Participants Target Date Funds/QDIAs Reclassification of Workers as Employees Plansponsor’s 15 Legends December 2009PDF Message from the Firm The Plan Sponsor’s Ability to Evaluate Conflicts of Interest Target Date Funds Under Scrutiny ‘Tis the Season for Annual Notices! New World RFPs H1N1 Virus – Balancing Workplace Safety and Employee Rights PLANSPONSOR’s 15 Legends of the Retirement Industry Target Date Funds: Testimony by Morningstar Fiduciary Training for Plan Sponsors SEC Focus on Investments for Retirees and Participants Legislative Proposal for Cross-Testing Addressing 403(b) Plan Issues September 2009PDF Message from the Firm Risk Management: Listen to Your Employees Avoiding an Inadvertent Deferred Compensation Plan Suspending 401(k) Matching Contributions In Tough Times, Reducing or Suspending Employer Contributions can be a Welcome Relief - Part II Background Checks and Employee Theft Monitoring Computer Activities at Work: What You Should Know April 2009PDF Message from the Firm Saving Money in Hard Times Tips on Managing Investment-Related Risks In Tough Times, Reducing or Suspending Employer Contributions can be a Welcome Relief, Part I Reductions in Workforce: Are You Prepared? Employer Survives Threatened Lawsuit and COBRA Bite July 2008PDF Message from the Firm Future DOL Guidance Every Company’s Retirement Plan Must be Amended this Year What 408(b)(2) Means to Plan Sponsors File the Form 5500 or Else the DOL will “Remind” You Re-Enrolling: Doing Well While Doing Good How Early Can We Send Out the Annual QDIA Notices? Responding to La Rue IRS Audits Academic Studies on Participant Behavior CFDD 2008 Advisor Conference Proposed Legislation on Fees and Expenses February 2008PDF Message from the Firm Design Issues for Automatically Enrolled Plans Limitation on Liability in Service Provider Agreements Questions on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives When a Distribution Upon Termination Must be Halted 401(k) Expense Recapture Dealing with Back-End Charges in Service Agreements Academic Studies On Participant Behavior October 2007PDF Message from the Firm 401(k) Risk Management Agreements With Service Providers: Participant Investment Advice A Tip for Plan Sponsors Participants and 401(k) Expenses Should Your Plan Roth? DOL Testimony on Revenue Sharing Shifting Responsibility June 2007PDF Message from the Firm Status of Default Investment Regulations Maintaining Confidentiality: Publicly-Traded Company Stock in 401(k) Plans Fiduciary Responsibility for 401(k) Fees and Expenses Revenue Sharing and Indirect Payments Domestic Partner Benefits DOL Penalties and Blackout Notices Litigation About 401(k) Fees Summary of Testimony of Fred Reish in the Report of the Working Group on Prudent Investment Process of the DOL Advisory Council September 2006PDF Message from the Firm The New Participant Investment Advice Law Eliminating QJSA as the Normal Form of Benefit Automatic Enrollment News Group Annuity Contracts: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Interesting Information March 2006PDF Message from the Firm To Roth or Not to Roth Mergers and Acquisitions Timely Deposit of 401(k) Deferrals -- Still No Safe-Harbor Redemption Fees Advantages of Voluntary Compliance Programs in Merger and Acquisition Asset Allocation and Information Overload July 2005PDF Message from the Firm Too Many Benefits: Use of Plan Assets to Benefit Employer Retirement Fund Exclusion from the Bankruptcy Estate DOL Investigative Agenda Employee Preferences for Automatic Plans Rethinking Default Accounts Automatic Rollovers: Useful Innovation or Nuisance Keeping an Eye On Plan Fees and Costs December 2004PDF Message from the Firm Monitoring 401(k) Investments: Past, Present and Future Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements DOL Issues Guidance About Locating Missing Participants Classification of Workers Form SSA and Missing Benefits What's Next for Employee Benefits? September 2004PDF Message from the Firm Participant Investing: Forewarned is Forearmed Summary Plan Descriptions and Foreign Languages Fiduciary Responsibilities Bruce Ashton Completes Term as ASPPA President February 2004PDF Message from the Firm Mutual Fund Scandals Blackouts and Fiduciary Responsibility Surrender Charges: The Problem and the Solution Mandatory Retirement Plans July 2003PDF Message from the Firm Auditing Your Plan Before the IRS or DOL Does Common Administrative Problems What Difference Does It Make If I Hire a Former "Leased" Employee? Classification of Employees Complying with HIPAA When It Conflicts with Your Company's Culture Keep It Simple-Elimination of Joint and Survivor Annuity Form of Benefit Charging Participants for Distributions to a newsletter