Featured Links

Listed below are links to web sites that may be of interest to you. Feel free to visit these web sites.

• Plan Sponsor - Plan Sponsor Maagazine is a leading online resource providing coverage of the US pension industry to plan sponsors and advisors who work with them.
• American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) - Based in the nation’s capital, ASPPA is a non-profit professional organization acting on behalf of its 10,000+ members to improve retirement income policy. In pursuit of these goals, ASPPA offers extensive educational opportunities for its members—from professional credentialing to continuing education. ASPPA Government Affairs department keeps a close watch on all legislative and regulatory activities affecting retirement benefits and pension policy.
• Employee Benefit Research Institute - The mission of the Employee Benefit Research Institute is to contribute to, to encourage, and to enhance the development of sound employee benefit programs and sound public policy through objective research and education.
• Free ERISA - FreeERISA.com provides free access to all form 5500's filed with the Department of Labor over the past two years, which include data on retirement, health, life, and other benefits plans from more than 12 million U.S. companies.
• International Foundation (CEBS) - The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans is a nonprofit organization dedicated to being a leading objective and independent global source of employee benefits, compensation, and financial literacy, education, and information.
• National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) - The National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) is a national association representing the retirement and employee benefit plan administration profession. It was founded with the idea of bringing together professional benefit administrators and other interested parties to encourage greater dialogue, cooperation and educational opportunities. NIPA's goal is to improve the quality and efficiency of plan administration.
• Western Pension Benefits Conference - The Western Pension & Benefits Conference (WP&BC) was founded in San Francisco in 1954 to address the educational needs of pension specialists. Through the years, WP&BC expanded its scope to include those with responsibilities in the health and welfare fields. Today, WP&BC is recognized as the premier educational and professional organization in the western United States for the dynamic field of employee benefits. We now have nearly 2,000 members located within 12 chapters. Our purpose is to educate, provide information, and foster sound principles of benefit plan governance within the industry.
• BrightScope - BrightScope is an independent provider of 401k ratings and financial intelligence to plan sponsors, advisors, and participants in all 50 states. They maintain a comprehensive database of information on the 401k plan market and rate each 401k plan quantitatively across critical metrics.