Plan sponsors are increasingly looking for investment advisors who can shoulder some of the fiduciary burden related to offering employee retirement plans. More frequently they are turning to companies that offer fiduciary coverage under section 3(21)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

In todays business landscape, organizational change is a constant affair. Between mergers, acquisitions and leadership changes, the days of a stagnant work environment are gone, says John T. Mooney, principal of Consultive Source, a human resources firm in Dallas.

To be pushing age 70 and still working is a scary thought. But are we kidding ourselves we'll be able to retire by age 62 just because we can start collecting Social Security?

Not everyone likes change, especially when it comes to health care. However, with health cares rising costs and the tough economic climate, more of those expenses are shifting to employees, says Sheryl Kovach, president and CEO of Kandor Group, a human resources consulting firm in Houston.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is simplifying its 401(k) plan menu. The company announced it is replacing its traditional menu of investment choices it offers to defined contribution plans and replacing it with a simplified menu of three investment portfolios: one consisting of diversified stock strategies, one with diversified bond strategies...

Despite numerous stories and hearings on the topic, new fee disclosure regulations in the 401(k) retirement plan system could cause some angst among plan sponsors and plan participants.

Voluntary permanent life insurance was once an employee benefits linchpin, but it isnt so popular anymore.

Members of a special deficit-cutting panel are getting renewed encouragement from their colleagues even as they remain far apart on taxes and cuts to so-called entitlement programs like Medicare.