Products June 2, 2005

Pru Unveils Web Participant Portal

June 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement has launched Signature Online, a Web-based education center that brings together the resources of Prudential and the CIGNA retirement business acquired in 2004.
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The online center is available to all Prudential Retirement clients and their participants and is structured to help participants effectively grow and manage their retirement accounts, Prudential said in a news release.

“With Signature Online, plan participants receive valuable, practical information on a wide range of important topics, including retirement planning, investment management, tax- and estate-planning, and college savings,” said Phil Waldeck, senior vice president of Products & Advisory Services, Prudential Retirement, in the news release. “Even more important – and consistent with our overall approach to education and communication – all the information can be tailored to each participant’s distinct set of financial circumstances and needs.”

According to Prudential, Signature Online features:

  • educational articles on current financial trends and strategies, focusing on topics of particular importance to effective retirement planning
  • interactive online courses including those on asset allocation techniques, estate planning, and college funding
  • financial calculators to help estimate the retirement income participants will need
  • frequently asked questions to help participants understand the fundamentals of, and issues related to, effective retirement planning.

In addition, the Signature Online center provides information on such retirement-related topics as improving credit, minimizing taxes, and choosing retirement vehicles outside the workplace, including Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), the announcement said.

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