Products September 12, 2005

T. Rowe Price/Ernst & Young Offer Participant Advice

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - T. Rowe Price has announced the launch of its new personal finance platform offering more comprehensive financial planning services to plan sponsors for their employees.
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In its press release the company said it has made an agreement with Ernst & Young to offer employers preferred pricing options for employee financial education and counseling services.   These services include:

  • Telephone access to Ernst & Young financial planners,
  • Group workshops,
  • Face-to-face counseling, and
  • Web-based learning and modeling tools.

According to the release, Ernst & Young financial counselors, through the EY Financial Planner Line, offer personalized and unbiased guidance on the following topics:

  • Investment allocation,
  • Meeting retirement objectives,
  • College savings,
  • Making informed decisions about health coverage and other benefits,
  • Estate planning,
  • Life insurance,
  • Debt management, and
  • Other areas of personal finance.

Ernst & Young also offers on-site financial education workshops on topics such as retirement planning, cash management, education planning, and becoming better health care consumers.

T. Rowe Price said in its release that Ernst &Young financial counselors will also learn the details of a company’s pay and benefit plans, enabling them to help employees understand and appreciate their benefits in the context of personal financial planning.  Ernst & Young financial counselors will not provide advice with regard to any specific securities or investments.

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