How Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Work

The following How Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Work is designed to educate employees on how employer-sponsored retirement plans work.

What you will learn

• Recognize the basic purpose of employer-sponsored retirement plans.

• Distinguish between defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

• Identify how plan rules affect participation and contributions.

• Recognize how employer contributions and vesting can affect retirement benefits.

• Use plan materials to review key retirement plan information.

• Apply basic plan concepts when making or revisiting retirement savings decisions.

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion. Course length: 30 minutes. 

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