Retirement Plan Investments and Vendor Management

​Meet all the key players involved in designing, administering and growing a retirement plan. Review the unique responsibilities of plan sponsors, trustees, fiduciaries, retirement plan committees, investment consultants and managers, actuaries, recordkeepers and third-party administrators (TPAs), and learn how to manage relationships with each of these groups.

Lessons include:

  • Retirement Plan Decision Making
  • Fiduciary Responsibility for Plan Investments
  • Plan Investment Options
  • Types of Vendors
  • Managing Vendor Relationships.

View full course outline [PDF].

This course counts toward the Fundamentals in Retirement Plans certificate. Earn your certificate to understand the principles of designing and administering a compliant retirement plan.

This course counts toward the Certificate in ERISA Compliance​. Earn your certificate to understand ERISA general requirements, the role of the fiduciary, how ERISA impacts various plans and more.

Four-Credit Course

Price: $260 Members
($380 Nonmembers)

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