I know Im struggling with thankfulness myself this year. Im determined to rise above it, though, because at the end of the day, Im pretty lucky. So its in that spirit that Id like to offer up a few of my own thoughts of gratitudeboth personal and professional.

The end of 2012 is coming up fast and sponsors of single-employer retirement plans must make sure they are in compliance with all new statutory and regulatory requirements.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has opted to waive penalties and extend deadlines to plan administrators and sponsors working in areas of New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy.

For organizations with employer-owned life insurance, which is a policy owned by an entity that acts as the beneficiary, there is the potential for major tax savings. But employers must be sure they are following all of the regulations in order to see that tax advantage.