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Earn up to 14 CPE (for CPAs) credits.

Attend a pre-conference workshop or tutorial and earn additional credits.


 

Conference Workshops
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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  7:45 am-8:15 am  

10:30 am–11:30 am

9:45 am–10:45 am

10:15 am–11:15 am

1:45 pm–2:45 pm

11:00 am–12:00 pm

11:30 am–12:30 pm

3:00 pm–4:00 pm

2:15 pm–3:15 pm

 

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

 

Wednesday, 1:45 pm–2:45 pm

6. Basics of Defined Contribution Plans Under PPA 2006, Part II
T.J. Hohl, D. Keating
Fidelity Investments


7. QDIAs: Does Your Plan Need One?
R.W. Gray
DWS Scudder Retirement Services


8. Communication Strategies for Late-Career Participants
S.A. Coopersmith
Diversified Investment Advisors

9. Automatic Solutions and the Impact on Retirement Security
J.A. Young
Vanguard

10. Target-Date and Target-Risk Funds: We Put Them on the Menu, Now How Are They Doing?
H.B. Bjornson, Jr.
Sun Life Retirement Services


6. Basics of Defined Contribution Plans Under PPA 2006, Part II
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 significantly affects DC/401(k) plans. Gain an overview of the impact, including changes and opportunities in: auto-plan design, the Roth 401(k), administration, disclosure to employees, investment diversification and fiduciary protections. Take away a full understanding of the most important aspects of today’s new defined contribution plans, with an emphasis on 401(k) plans.

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7. QDIAs: Does Your Plan Need One?
What are qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs), and should your plan have one? This session reviews the DOL’s final regulations which, when met, can create fiduciary protection for you, the plan sponsor. Take advantage of this session to learn why all plans should look closely at adding a QDIA.

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8. Communication Strategies for Late-Career Participants
Pre-retirees have the daunting challenge of making a list of informed decisions on a number of important topics, such as distribution planning, financial planning, budgeting, tax planning, health management and lifestyle choices. Learn how plan sponsors can help employees approaching retirement make better decisions for their retirement and assist them with these very personal decisions. Explore ways to assist late-career employees in planning for a successful retirement.
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9. Automatic Solutions and the Impact on Retirement Security
Automatic enrollment and other automatic solutions, such as lifecycle funds and managed account programs, have the ability to dramatically improve participant retirement savings outcomes. Learn about new research that has shed light on how automatic solutions are affecting retirement savings for participants today, and then examine how employees enrolled automatically compare to those enrolled voluntarily. The results may surprise you.

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10. Target-Date and Target-Risk Funds: We Put Them on the Menu, Now How Are They Doing?
Plan sponsors have been adding target-date and/or target-risk funds to plan menus to help participants find an easier way to diversify and make solid choices in planning for retirement. How do you monitor these funds? What are the appropriate comparisons? Who are their peers? Discuss benchmarks and peer groups that may help in evaluating and monitoring asset allocation funds.

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