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Mackinac Strategies Launches in Simi Valley

Hal Reniger, a retirement and estate planning consultant, created Mackinac Strategies, a financial services firm specializing in retirement plan exit strategies and Social Security benefit maximization. 

Plan Design Optimization

Over the years, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors have collectively put in tremendous energy and resources to advance participants’ retirement readiness.

PSNC 2013: Duty Bound

A panel of attorneys at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference talked about 10 topics that should be on plan fiduciaries’ radars.

ABC Testifies on Pension De-Risking

The American Benefits Council (ABC) testified before the ERISA Advisory Committee (ERIC) to describe the motivations behind employers reducing their pension plan liabilities by “de-risking.”

PSNC 2013: Metric Taking

 Participation rate may be a common standard for plan sponsors when they look into the benchmarking process, but not many would say it is a sufficient—or even very...

PSNC 2013: Pursuing PRT

The market for pension buyouts reached $37 billion last year. Is pension risk transfer (PRT) right for your defined benefit (DB) plan and your company? 

PSNC 2013: Up at Night

Are you afraid of the dark? Plan sponsors have many concerns about their retirement plans and participants that could keep them up at night.