Pension Trends Archive

Volume XI, 2010

February 2010 -- Back to Basics - When a DB Plan is a Solution for the Small Business Owner

 

Volume X, 2009

November 2009

	What is a DB(k) Plan and Who Would Want One?
	2010 Contribution Limits
	New IRS Regulations

July 2009 -- Not So Funny Math

March 2009 -- No Rabbit in the Hat

 

Volume IX, 2008

November 2008 -- A First Look at the Impact of Plunging Stock Prices on Private Pensions

August 2008 -- The Really, Really Big Shew, 2008

May 2008 -- Third Party Administrator or Attorney… Whom Should You Call?

February 2008 -- You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But...

 

Volume VIII, 2007

August 2007 -- Good Plan Management - Part II

May 2007 -- Good Plan Management - Part I

February 2007 -- The Year 2007 in Review

 

Volume VII, 2006

November 2006

	Super K 2006
	2007 Limits
	PPA '06 Watch

August 2006 -- Good News Contained in 2006 Pension Legislation

May 2006 -- Accounting for Responsibility – GASB 43 & 45

February 2006

	Worlds Apart: Way, Way Apart
	100 Best in Oregon

 

Volume VI, 2005

November 2005

	Got Questions? We Know Where the Answers Are
	2006 Plan Limits
	Meet Our New Actuary

August 2005 -- Fee Sharing — Who is Sharing with Whom?

June 2005

	Roth 401(k) Accounts Are Coming in 2006 — Are You Ready? Should You Be?
	The First Voice You Hear...

February 2005

	If It Sounds Too Good To Be True...
	View Past Issues of Pension Trends

 

Volume V, 2004

November 2004

	Newsworthy Pension News
	View Past Issues of Pension Trends

August 2004

	Same-Sex Marriage and Retirement Plans
	Staff Announcements

May 2004 -- Managing Fiduciary Responsibilities and Liabilities

February 2004

	Some Do’s and Don’ts About Paying Fees From Plan Assets
	Independent Actuaries Turns 10!

 

Volume IV, 2003

November 2003 -- Cash Balance Plans — Facts and Fictions

August 2003 -- Helping Your Client Choose the "Right" Plan

May 2003 -- Taking Advantage of a Defined Benefit Plan in a Down Market

February 2003 -- Choosing the Right Allocation Method for Your Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan

 

Volume III, 2002

November 2002 -- Tax Planning for End of the Year - How Your Actuary Can Help

August 2002

	Retirement Planning Tax Ideas for 2002 - Part III
	Independent Actuaries Adds Consultants!

May 2002 -- Retirement Planning Tax Ideas for 2002 - Part II

February 2002 -- Retirement Planning Tax Ideas for 2002 - Part I

 

Volume II, 2001

November 2001

	Have Your “K” and Eat It Too
	Year End 2001 New Plans and Studies

August 2001 -- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

May 2001

	New Retirement Age: 85
	Cross-Tested DB/DC Plan Combinations

February 2001 -- Event Calendar for Defined Benefit Plans

 

Volume I, 2000

November 2000 -- Another Opportunity from IRC §415(e) Repeal

August 2000 -- Utilizing the Combined Plan Limit Repeal

May 2000

	Section 415(e) Repeal Effective
	New Comparability Plans Challenged