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ASEA Webcast: Plan Design Basics

Available until November 6, 2024

Speaker: Angie Vadnais, EA, MSEA, Senior Consulting Actuary, Pension Benefits Unlimited, Inc.
Facilitator: Lynn M. Young, EA, FSEA, Partner/Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Plan Design, LLC

Description: Now that filing deadline has passed we move on to year end proposals. In this webcast we will go through the basics of plan design in detail. What are the best strategies for maximizing the principals and managing employee cost? How do you design to fit within a set budget? What does the plan sponsor need to know about the plan design? What are the advantages and disadvantages of certain designs? We will focus mainly on Cash Balance with 401k combined plans. 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the various basic plan design strategies
  2. See how to optimize plan design or work within constraints
  3. Gain an understanding of potential changes that might impact the combined plan design
  4. Review key communication points that should be conveyed to the Plan Sponsor to avoid surprise

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On-Demand Webcast is Available Until: November 7, 2024

Registration Information: 

  • Live webcast registration will be available to purchase in the Marketplace until 11:59 p.m. ET on the day prior to the date of the live event. For same-day live registration, contact [email protected]
  • Each viewer must have their own registration for each event and access it through their own device in order to receive continuing education credit.
  • Live webcast registration does not provide access to the on-demand version.
  • Registration for On-Demand webcasts includes unlimited viewing of the webcast recording, webcast outline, and any additional presentation materials for 180 days following the registration date. Recordings are available one week after the live webcast takes place.
  • To receive continuing education credit for the On-Demand webcasts, viewers must pass a brief quiz following the recorded session. 

Continuing Education Credit (Live): 1 ASPPA, 1 NAPA Relevant Topics, 1 NTSA,  1 JBEA Non-Core, 1 JBEA Formal, 1 ERPA

Continuing Education Credit (On-Demand): 1 ASPPA, 1 NAPA Relevant Topics, 1 NTSA,  1 JBEA Non-Core, 1 ERPA

About the Speaker: Angie is a Senior Consulting Actuary at Pension Benefits Unlimited, Inc. A graduate of Cornell University, Angie double majored in Mathematics and Economics before earning her Master’s Degree in Education. Angie has over 10 years of experience with pension and actuarial consulting and administration. Angie currently serves on the ASEA Leadership Council as President Elect. In addition, Angie has previously served on the Society of Actuaries Exam Writing Committee, the Conference Committee for ASPPA Annual, and the ASEA Membership Committee. 

Lynn Young is a long-time speaker and educator in the pension field. Most recently she was the recipient of the 2022 Edward E. Burrows Distinguished Achievement Award and the 2022 ASPPA Educator’s Award. She is kind of a big deal.

General Webcast Information

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Cancellation Policy:  All webcasts are non-refundable. If you have registered for the live webcast and are unable to attend, please email [email protected] and request to transfer your registration to the recorded version. This request must be made before the live webcast takes place.

Disclaimer: Statements and materials presented on American Retirement Association webcasts are solely the opinions of the speakers and do not represent the opinion or the position of the American Retirement Association. The American Retirement Association assumes no responsibility for the content and materials presented by speakers during the webcast.

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