IMHO

Asset-allocation fund solutions have, to put it mildly, exploded on the retirement plan scene—aided in no small measure by the sanction of the Department of Labor’s final regulations...

I am admittedly something of a pension (and regulatory) geek, but when the SunAmerica Opinion was published (December 2001), it was clear that something big had...

Somewhere in the course of your professional life, you have no doubt heard (or used) the expression about what happens when you assume1.

Sitting in the audience at the ASPPA/DoL Speaks conference last week, I was reminded just how disruptive it can be to have a new boss.  

If you want to get a quick sense of just how fast time flies, consider that it was only a year ago this week that Lehman Brothers filed...

Next week PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER will open nominations for our Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards.

10 Things You’re (Probably) Doing Wrong—or Not Doing Right—as a Plan Fiduciary 

When it comes to qualified retirement plans, there are three kinds of people: people who are fiduciaries and know it, people who aren’t fiduciaries and know...

As a kid, I remember sitting in church listening to a sermon about what I have since come to know as the “parable of the talents,”...

One of the most common—and consistent—inquiries I receive (via e-mail, anyway) is from readers looking for help in choosing a plan provider. 

While I am sure there was a period in my youth when I wanted to be a fireman, a cowboy, or maybe even a professional athlete, my earliest...

Recently the 7th Circuit responded to requests that it reconsider its opinion in the revenue-sharing/″excessive fee″ case of Hecker v. Deere.

Last week the Congress was voting on an issue on which I have a strong opinion.

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...

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.″

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.″

We hadn’t gotten very far into the agenda of our Plan Designs conference last week when a plan sponsor asked the question that, IMHO, is on a lot...

In recent weeks, those favoring a government solution to the issue of retirement security/savings have championed the soundness of Social Security.

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

There was an intriguing survey on target-date investing published last week, but one that, IMHO, generates as many questions as answers.