Invesmart, Inc. Hires Thompson Becker International as Public Relations Firm; Invesmart Revitalizes Retirement Plan Offerings in an Archaic Industry.Business/Technology Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000 Invesmart, Inc. (www.invesmart.com), a full-service retirement financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firm with offices nationwide, today announced that it has retained Thompson Becker International, Inc. (TBI TBI 1. Thyroxine-binding index 2. Total body irradiation ) as its public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm. The Invesmart mission is to revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. the retirement plan services industry with a dynamic business model. Their goal is to provide companies (plan sponsors) and their employees (plan participants Plan participants Employees or other beneficiaries who are eligible to receive benefits from a company's employee benefit plan. ) with comprehensive retirement plan consultation and design services delivered either in-person through their network of national offices, client care facilities, Interactive Voice Response system and a state-of-the-art Internet platform. Invesmart is leveraging the Internet and myriad technology that allows fully remote access to a broad selection of independent investments coupled with objective investment guidance. Additionally, Invesmart has built a proprietary front-end platform called iGuide(TM) that facilitates plan design on the web. "Invesmart is a unique organization with a strong business paradigm," said Jeb Britton, Invesmart's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In this industry, we believe that the time is right to bring our leadership approach to plan sponsors and participants. Thompson Becker International is the right public relations partner to help Invesmart make our vision known." "We are pleased and proud to start this new relationship with Invesmart to assist them in broadening awareness of their impressive nationwide retirement financial services capabilities," said Ann Becker, President of TBI. "This new venture is symbolic of the dramatic changes in doing financial services business today. Invesmart is maintaining the needed personal touch and customization people want, while utilizing the power of the Internet to transform the dinosaur dinosaur (dī`nəsôr) [Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1-2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m). that the retirement financial services industry has been for quite some time." About Invesmart Invesmart, established in 1999 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a full-service retirement financial services firm with offices nationwide - combining Internet technology with the expertise of retirement professionals and enabling companies to help their employees invest successfully for retirement. Invesmart is unmatched in offering all types of retirement plans alongside an objectively selected menu of investment alternatives and state-of-the-art record keeping and trading capabilities. All products and services are easily accessed through 13 offices nationwide, Client Care centers, 24-hour Interactive Voice Response system and iGuide(TM), the online plan design tool. Invesmart's mission is to help employers and employees to invest smart so they can retire right. With nearly $9 billion in assets under administration, Invesmart is rapidly growing and now represents over 6,200 retirement plans and 487,000 plan participants. Invesmart is backed by SOFTBANK, Investor AB Investor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies. In 2006 it had a market value of 119 billion kronor (€13 billion). ($16 billion). Venture Capital, Crosspoint Venture Partners and Mellon Ventures and has an agreement with Morningstar Associates, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to provide investment advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal through Morningstar ClearFuture. To learn more about the company, please visit us at www.invesmart.com or call 1-800-758-6824. |
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