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The Participant Effect is a guidance based, beginning to end retirement solution to help create confidence in your financial life. Together with your employer, our goal is to help you pursue financial well-being in retirement.
Retirement may seem like an elusive dream that you don’t believe you’ll ever reach. Or maybe you think that its not possible to start saving now. The Participant EffectSM is here to tell you that you CAN achieve your retirement goals and it’s NEVER too early or too late to start.
The Financial Wellness Assessment will provide you with a personal Financial Wellness score that can serve as your benchmark as you make steps to become more financially well. You will also be guided to information relevant to the financial priorities you’ve identified and the information will help The Participant Effect team tailor group education workshops to specifically address the needs of you and your colleagues.
Seventy Percent Of Human Resources Professionals Say Personal Financial Challenges Can Impact Employee Performance.1
Sixty-six percent of employees say it would be at least somewhat difficult to pay bills if their next paycheck were a week late.2
1-SHRM, “Financial Wellness in the Workplace”, May 2014
2-American Payroll Association, “Getting Paid in America, Survey 2013.”
Social Security’s financial cliff is coming closer into view. Experts project that the fund that pays for government retirement benefits through FICA taxes will be depleted within the next 15 years.
A “distribution” occurs when you withdraw funds from your 401(k) account. You can transfer these funds to another 401(k) or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Or you may use them to finance your retirement or some other life goal.
New 401(k) Rules for the New Normal
An important part of tax planning when it comes to investing is considering the tax impact of accessing your investment funds. As you know, one of the key features of the traditional 401(k) retirement account is that you can contribute pre-tax dollars from your income, which then grow tax free until you need them.
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