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for the month of May 2020
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PLANSPONSOR is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intel Roundup newsletter. Here we feature articles, whitepapers, webcasts, and videos from thought leaders in the industry. This content is intended to help plan sponsors gain a deeper understanding of nascent trends and provide key insights and analysis on the retirement benefits space. |
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SPONSORED BY: MassMutual
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Why COLI? Why MassMutual?
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Interview with Mark Laramee
Managing Director of COLI Sales, Institutional Solutions
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SPONSORED BY: MassMutual
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Coronavirus and Your Company’s Retirement Plan
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As more states respond to the Coronavirus by ordering people to shelter in place and closing nonessential business operations, commerce is screeching to a halt. Millions of Americans are being forced onto unemployment rolls, anxiously awaiting their next paycheck and, at least momentarily, postponing saving for retirement.
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SPONSORED BY: Invesco
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The Forgotten Participant
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Examining defined contribution participant investing behaviors and decision-making
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SPONSORED BY: GRPAA
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Getting the most out of your Financial Wellness benefit
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What is Financial Wellness, and how will it impact the American worker? Very simply – Financial Wellness is a benefit that will alleviate stress from a person who needs guidance sorting out their financial situation, whatever it may be. A benefit that will make happier, healthier, and more productive workers. Join Advisor Kyle Posvistak as he goes through; tactics to engage employees with a wellness program, bandwidth gain to HR by decreasing an already busy workload, and real-life examples he has seen in companies that invest in such a benefit.
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SPONSORED BY: GRPAA
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Protecting your Retirement Assets from the Next Black Swan Event
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Target Date Funds now dominate the asset flows in 401k and 403b plans bringing in more than 60% of all new contributions. The click it and forget it mentality has made Target Date Funds an easy, user friendly investment vehicle for most retirement clients. But, do plan sponsors and more importantly, plan participants, really understand what they are investing in? All TDFs are not created equally. During the 2008 financial crisis, as well as the current Coronavirus dislocation, the difference in returns and volatility among the top TDF offerings was staggering.
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SPONSORED BY: Gallagher
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Responding to COVID-19: Retirement Plan Design, Fiduciary Best Practices, and Employee Financial Wellbeing Considerations
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COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on the nation and economy. Market volatility, organizational sustainability, and employee financial resilience are a few of the specific challenges plan sponsors face with regards to their retirement programs. The responsibilities to manage fiduciary risk and evaluate plan design alternatives are constrained by time and resources now dedicated to other business-related decisions addressing COVID-19. As an organization and committee, now is a critical time to ensure you’re maintaining prudent review and decision making processes. This means reviewing the right information to make plan design decisions that control expenses and cash flow while also considering participant impact and ensuring your employees have access to resources that can help them make financial decisions in a stressful environment.
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