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  • Alternative Assets in Defined Contribution Plans

    Learn more as VP Wealth Portfolio Manager Joe Guerin, CFA, discusses in Advisor Perspectives the executive order titled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors” and how it may impact you.

  • Protecting and Enhancing Your Plan

    The investment markets are a collection of millions of individual and institutional investors, each with a particular set of goals and objectives. So while history shows that markets rise in the long term, we also know that many people react irrationally during periods of uncertainty in the short term.

  • This Is Why We Plan

    Uncertainty. Fear. Confusion. All apt descriptions of the human condition over the last couple of weeks. And those emotions, particularly fear, have economic consequences. They affect supply, demand, income and wealth. And because this particular fear is different, specifically a global pandemic, we are experiencing an acute emotional reaction that is both normal and understandable.

  • Joe Maestas Wealth Retirement Plan Services Advisor

    As Wealth Retirement Plan Services Advisor, Joe provides retirement plan advisor and compliance support to businesses. Working closely with plan sponsors, he reviews and provides guidance on plan design, ensures Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulatory compliance and conducts fiduciary oversight. As a licensed advisor, Joe can also conduct participant education meetings, enrollments and provide individualized guidance to help employees maximize their retirement readiness. By combining his extensive technical knowledge with a client-focused approach, Joe helps businesses and their employees achieve their retirement goals.

  • Plan Design: Going Beyond the Regulations in Retirement Plan Strategy

    Plan design is the architectural blueprint of a retirement plan, determining its functionality and effectiveness. You may already know you want a Safe Harbor plan. That’s a great start … but it’s only a start. Learn more about plan design.

  • Building a Plan to Handle Uncertain Times

    A disease that we don’t understand. A solution, social distancing, that we have never experienced. A stock market reacting negatively, as the stock market does, to uncertainty. An economy stressed by being shuttered. That is a lot of uncertainty.

    In times of uncertainty, it is critical to separate things we can control from things we cannot.

  • Making the Most of Your 401(k) Plan

    Your 401(k) plan may be one of your largest assets, so how you manage it is critical to the success of your overall retirement plan. Rather than considering your 401(k) in isolation, think about it as part of your whole retirement plan.

  • Kevin Tydrick, CFP® VP Retirement Plan Services Advisor

    As Vice President, Wealth RPS Advisor, Kevin is responsible for 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing and other qualified plans in the Racine and Kenosha marketplace. His primary responsibilities include assisting plan sponsors with plan design and investment menu construction. Kevin is dedicated to helping plan participants understand their company’s retirement plan. Kevin's experience includes working with retirement plans ranging in size from small local start-ups to national Fortune 500 companies exceeding 40,000 participants and $1.5 billion in assets.

  • Alternative Assets in Defined Contribution Plans

    On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.” Soon, plan sponsors may need to decide whether to include alternative investments among plan options—and plan participants, in turn, whether to select them. VP Wealth Portfolio Manager Joe Guerin, CFA explains in this week’s Wealth Insights.

  • Emily Tornow VP Wealth Retirement Plan Services Advisor CEBS®, RPA

    As VP, Wealth RPS Advisor, Emily implements retirement plan solutions for businesses.  She works closely with plan sponsors on an ongoing basis in plan design, ERISA regulatory and compliance, plan administration and employee communication. She is responsible for new client conversions, management of retirement plans, conducting participant enrollment meetings and continuing employee education programs. Emily also leads the creation and maintenance of plan documents.
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