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Earn up to 14 CPE (for CPAs) credits.

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


A GRID for this series of workshops is available in PDF format.
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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

 

Tuesday, 9:45 am—10:45 am

 

17. Washington Update—A Tour of the Sausage Factory
R.A. Holcomb
JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services

18. Hard Freeze a DB to a DC in Seven Months
J.B. Wood
Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan

19. On Track for a Comfortable Retirement—The Right Message to the Right Employee at the Right Time Can Yield the Right Results
K. Shore
Humana

20. Asset Allocation Fund Choices
J. Slattery
Merrill Lynch

21. Active vs. Passive: What's the Right Choice?

J.M. Jakubasz
Diversified Investment Advisors

 


17. Washington Update—A Tour of the Sausage Factory
Explore current legislative and regulatory developments as well as trends and directions for future initiatives. Take this opportunity to discover what the ever-changing legislative environment means to your plans today and where it may be headed tomorrow.

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18. Hard Freeze a DB to a DC in Seven Months

Once you decide to freeze your DB plan, what happens next? Hear a live-fire case study of an employer who made the decision to freeze a DB plan, design a DC plan, and implement the new program in the span of seven months. Hear what went right and wrong in this process and where the surprises were hiding. This session is sure to assist you in planning your transition from a DB plan to a DC plan.
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19. On Track for a Comfortable Retirement—The Right Message to the Right Employee at the Right Time Can Yield the Right Results

Learn how a proven, results-oriented employee communication program can help your employees make the best choices for their retirement savings, and learn how you can change your employees’ behavior for the better. Hear a detailed case study directly from a fellow plan sponsor on planning and implementing a targeted, personalized campaign that has real impact on your plan, without breaking the budget.
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20. Asset Allocation Fund Choices

Do you offer asset allocation funds, such as age-targeted, target retirement date, lifestyle, and balanced funds, in your plan? Do you want to know more about how they work? Are you considering using one of these funds as a default investment? Are you considering how to communicate to participants about these investment choices? This workshop explains what you need to know.
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21. Active vs. Passive: What's the Right Choice?

One of the most important investment decisions plan sponsors must make is that of choosing between active and passive management for their portfolio funds. What are the arguments for and against each approach? Is one strategy consistently superior to the other? What does the historical evidence show and what factors should be considered when evaluating those results? Gain insight into some of the issues to be considered when selecting passively managed and actively managed funds.
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