The Standard Launches New Retirement Savings Campaigns.Programs Support Upcoming National Save for Retirement Week PORTLAND, Ore. -- Standard Retirement Services ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SFG SFG StanCorp Financial Group SFG San Francisco Giants (baseball team) SFG Special Forces Group SFG Sum Frequency Generation SFG Square Foot Gardening SFG Symmetrical Field Geometry (JBL speaker technology) ), has launched two new retirement savings campaigns designed to appeal to retirement plan participants Plan participants Employees or other beneficiaries who are eligible to receive benefits from a company's employee benefit plan. . The campaigns help promote enrollment, increase contributions and motivate ongoing asset allocation Asset Allocation The process of dividing a portfolio among major asset categories such as bonds, stocks or cash. The purpose of asset allocation is to reduce risk by diversifying the portfolio. review. The Standard's 401-yay!(SM) campaign targets 401(k) plan participants, while Rethink Retirement! targets participants in non-401(k) plans, such as 403(b) plans. Materials may be used in conjunction with the upcoming National Save for Retirement Week, which runs Oct. 18-24. This special week was recently established by Congress to help increase personal financial literacy Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to make appropriate decisions in managing their personal finances. Raising levels of financial literacy is now a focus of government programmes in countries including[1] Australia, Japan, the United States and the UK. and raise awareness of the retirement savings vehicles available to workers, including public- and private-sector employees, employees of tax-exempt organizations and self-employed individuals. "These materials make it easy for plan sponsors to get the word out," said Sheri Fitts, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. and large plan sales at The Standard. "They were designed with participants in mind - to get them into the habit of saving for their future." The Standard is committed to making it easier for people to save, and providing plan sponsors with the tools to help generate awareness among their employees regarding retirement. For more information on The Standard's retirement services, visit www.standard.com or contact a pension consultant at 877.805.1127. About The Standard StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The Standard -- Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Real Estate and StanCorp Equities -- is a leading provider of financial products and services. StanCorp's subsidiaries serve approximately 8.3 million customers nationwide as of June 30, 2009, with group and individual disability insurance, group life, AD&D, vision and dental insurance, retirement plans products and services, individual annuities and investment advice. For more information about The Standard, visit its website at www.standard.com. The Standard has provided retirement plan services for more than 70 years. Products are available on a full service or recordkeeping-only basis, through both a trust platform (available in all states) and a group annuity platform (available in all states except New York). Disclosure StanCorp Equities, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, distributes group annuity contracts issued by Standard Insurance Company and may provide other brokerage services. Third party administrative services are provided by Standard Retirement Services, Inc. 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 are provided by StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a designation obtainable in the United States by an individual who has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulatory agency (where the primary business is situated or multiple States in some cases) in . StanCorp Equities, Inc., Standard Insurance Company, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc. are subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and all are Oregon corporations. |
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