REMOVE--DO NOT ENROLL--Retirement Plan Fundamentals for Financial Industry Professionals
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The Investment Company Institute's Retirement Plan Fundamentals for Financial Industry Professionals provides a detailed overview of the fundamentals of tax-qualified retirement plans. When you complete this course, you should be well prepared to answer investors' questions about the tax advantages of retirement plans, contribution limits, plan sponsor responsibilities, plan distributions, and the key requirements of qualified retirement plans. Specific types of plans covered by the course include 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, profit-sharing plans, and money purchase plans. The course is designed for employees of mutual fund organizations, banks, broker/dealers, service providers to the fund industry, and others who want to learn about qualified retirement plans.

Course Length: 3-4 hours

Course Workbook: $15

To order a workbook for Retirement Plan Fundamentals for Financial Industry Professionals, simply send an email to icitraining@ici.org or call 202/218-3575.

OBJECTIVE

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the primary purpose of retirement plans.
  2. Explain who may establish and contribute to retirement plans.
  3. Explain the tax advantages offered by retirement plans.
  4. Discuss the key differences between defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
  5. Differentiate and discuss key types of retirement plans.
  6. Discuss retirement plan contribution limits.
  7. Explain the key requirements of qualified retirement plans.
  8. Define vesting and describe the types of vesting schedules that a plan sponsor may select.
  9. Identify the major sources of retirement plan regulation.
  10. Identify the roles and responsibilities involved in organizing and operating retirement plans.
  11. Identify and differentiate the types of distributions available from tax-qualified retirement plans.
  12. Explain the tax treatment of different types of retirement plan distributions.
  13. Explain the key benefits mutual funds offer retirement plan sponsors and investors.
CATEGORY
ICI Courses
TYPE
Online
CREDIT HOURS
N/A
DESIGNATION
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PRICE
$100.00