PFEEF Newsletter

February 2012

Save the Date - Sept. 9, 2012 "Financial Wellness at Work" with the Employee Benefit News Conference in Phoenix, Arizona

In This Issue
WFLIFE Awards
New BLOG Feature on PFEEF Website
Personal Stress Affecing Employee Retirement Savings
Fed Delay Effective for 401(k) Fee Disclossure
PFEEF's Mission
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Help your employees with their financial education. You can find an organization to provide these service by going to PFEEF.org and click on Quality Providers.

Increase Your Company's Productivity through Financial Education
Employers can now estimate the value of providing financial education workshops to their employees through our ROI (Return on Investment) calculator. Go to www.personalfinancefoundation.org
one of our affiliated organizations to educate your employees through workshops, online courses, or money coaching, we will work with you to do pre-and post-testing to show how your company has increased its productivity.
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WFLIFE Awards
More than 300 applications for the 2011 Workplace Leaders in Financial Education Awards were judged by members of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission and human resource professionals. These winning companies stood out because their financial education programs showed results, innovation, effective tactics, and a significant scope in increasing employee financial wellness. (click here for the full story)
New Feature Added to the PFEEF Website
The Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation has added a new feature to its website. We now have a Financial Wellness Blog which will enable our Quality Providers to discuss the benefits of financial education in the workplace. Be sure to check it out and if you choose, make a comment. Go to www.pfeef.org to see our first contributor, Liz Davidson, Founder and CEO of Financial Finesse.
Personal Financial Stress Affecting Employee Retirement Savings

Summary: A survey of employer-sponsored financial education initiatives shows that U.S. workers' money worries are impacting their work performance and retirement savings plans.

(click here for the full story)

Fed Delay Effective for 401(k) Fee Disclosure

In its final regulations for retirement-plan fee disclosures, the U.S. Labor Department extended to July the start date for submitting fees to plan sponsors. The timeline for disclosing fees to plan participants is delayed to Aug. 31. The department also removed a controversial provision for detailing fees. (click here for the full story)

PFEEF's Mission

To promote and facilitate financial education in the workplace. The PFW Scale, Return on Investment Calculator, the Financial Education Providers List, as well as other resources will enable employers to understand that employees who have their finances in order will be more productive.