2022 Annual Planning Meeting
August 14 - 17, 2022
Des Moines, Iowa
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Background
Sometimes, when you believe in the INCREDIBLE, the IMPOSSIBLE becomes true. For the Retirement Advisor Council, nothing is too good to be true. The meeting planning committee has built an incredible agenda for leading plan advisors to discuss the impact of the economic, social, and technological upheaval on the evolution of retirement and financial wellness benefits in America.
FIRSTS
- Keynote address on empathetic listening by inspirational speaker Eric Maddox
- Advisor best practice sessions in small groups leading to the organic formation of study groups
- General session on cybersecurity with former FBI agent Jeff Lanza
- Closing general session on SECURE 2.0 setting the stage for the next two or three years of evolution in retirement planning
FAVORITES
- Three timeslots for peer discussions of advisor best practices
- Q&A with outstanding retirement plan sponsors recognized for their contribution to the financial wellness of working Americans
- Discussions of burning issues of the moment: Great Resignation, employee engagement, inflation, cryptocurrencies, technological innovation, etc. to support strategic planning
FUN
- Pre-event reception at Principal Financial Group
- Evening gathering at The DEPOT at the Iowa State Fair
- ZZ Top and Ann Wilson concert
- Special weekend package (Baseball game, Iowa State Fair, Demi Lovato concert)
Meeting Planning Committee
Co-Chairs
Michael H. Gouldin CRPC®, AIF® – OneDigital
Steve J. Smith - AIG Retirement Services
Members
Colin M. Clark AIF® C(k)P®, CBFA, CPFA™ – Washington Financial Group
Michael A. Coelho C(k)P®, AIF® – SageView Advisory Group
Nicole Corning, CFP®, CRPC®, AIF® - Buckman & Corning Financial Strategies Group
Melissa Cowan – Special Consultant
Glenn Dial – American Century Investments
Kevin Eknaian, CIMA®, CRPC®, C(K)P® – American Century Investments
John Erickson, AIF® – Securian Financial Group
Derek Fiorenza C(k)P®, CPFA™, AIF®, PPC™, MSBA – Summit Group Retirement Planners
Tommy B. Ford C(k)P® – The Gibson Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Keith Gredys JD, CTFA, AIF® – Kidder Benefits, LLC
Katie Green – Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Erin Hall MBA, AIF®, C(k)P®, CPFA – Strategic Retirement Partners
C. Andrew Harbour CFP® CIMA® – Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting Atlanta
Paula A. Hendrickson CFP®, C(K)P®, CBFA® – NFP Retirement Division
Zak Koch, AIF®, CRPS® – Franklin Templeton
Matt Luksa, CRPS® - First Eagle Investments
Alicia Malcolm – D’Aiutolo Institutional Consulting Team (UBS)
Robert A. Massa, ChFC®, CEBS®, CPFA™, AIF®, CBC – Qualified Plan Advisors
Emily Minnich, CFP® - Gaertner Investment Consulting Group
Josh Mott, PRP – The Mott Group at Graystone Consulting Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Daniel J. Peluse AIF®, C(k)P®, CBFA®, CRPS® – Wintrust Wealth Management
Troy L. Redstone CFPA®, AIF®, CFEI®, CBFA® – PHD. Retirement Consulting
Jill Robinson – Principal Financial Group
James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA – Strategic Retirement Partners
Craig Rosenthal - Fiduciary Decisions
Diane Rzepecki, AIF® – Franklin Templeton
Peggy Santhouse - John Hancock
Timothy M. Schannep CFP® - Retirement Wealth Partners, LLC
Scott L. Schlappi CEBS®, CPFA™, AIFA® – Wealth Plan Advisors
Ryan Schutty – Principal Global Advisors
Courtenay Shipley, CRPS®, AIF®, CPFA™ , CEPA – Retirement Planology, Inc.
Adam Sokolic – HUB International
Alan Spierer – UBS Institutional Consulting Group
Michael Teigland – Principal Financial Group
Vincent Vicidomini – Mesirow Financial
Venue
Principal Financial Group
711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392
Enter through the South Entrance (High Street) - Street level
Agenda
Sunday August 14, 2022
| 12:30 p.m. | Shuttle leaves Marriott to Principal Park; meet in hotel lobby at 12:15 p.m. |
| 1:08 p.m. | Baseball game - Iowa Cubs vs Louisville Bats, Principal Park, Skybox, 1 Line Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 |
| 6:00 p.m. | Group departs from the hotel |
| 6:30 p.m. | Iowa State Fair on your own |
| 8:00 p.m. | Demi Lovato concert |
Monday August 15, 2022
| 5:00 p.m. | Board Meeting |
| 6:00 p.m. | Pre-Event Reception - Atrium |
Tuesday August 16, 2022
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast (West Lobby) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA Strategic Retirement Partners Location: Auditorium |
| 8:35 a.m. | Welcome Host Scott Boyd Vice President & Head of Sales – Retirement Principal Financial Group Location: Auditorium |
| 8:45 a.m. | Goals and Objectives James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA Strategic Retirement Partners Courtenay Shipley, CRPS®, AIF®, CPFA™ , CEPA |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Session with the Board |
| 9:30 a.m. | Catch-up Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions – Advisor Best Practices Breakout 1 – Scaling the practice through people or technology - hybrid workplace – preparing the practice for transaction (merger/acquisition) Moderator: Adam Sokolic – HUB International Location: 2C56 Breakout 2 – Being a source of solutions, and not just a “Retirement Plan Advisor” – delivering unique solutions to facilitate top talent retention, recruitment, transition – NQDC, cash balance, financial wellness – differentiated solutions Erin Hall MBA, AIF®, C(k)P®, CPFA – Strategic Retirement Partners Location: 2C58 Breakout 3 – Onboarding Participants to Retirement - Retirement income, Decumulation, Social Security, Medicare Melissa Cowan – Special Consultant Location: 2C66 Breakout 4 – Business Opportunities from SECURE 2.0 and State mandates Moderator: Lance Schoening - Principal Financial Grorup Location: 2C68 |
| 11:15 a.m. | Transition Break |
| 11:15 a.m. | General Session 4 - Financial Wellness Awards – Plan Sponsors Moderator: C. Andrew Harbour CFP® CIMA® – Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting Atlanta Panelists: Award recipients to be announced Location: Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. | Luncheon Location: Room 1C50 and pre-function space |
| 12:30 p.m. | General Session 2 – Winning Through Empathy Based Listening In 2003, Staff Sergeant & interrogator, Eric Maddox collected the intelligence which lead to the exact location and capture of Saddam Hussein using his Empathy Based Listening Technique. Empathy Based Listening is one of the most powerful tools you will discover for business communication. When applied, it will lead to deeper trust, understanding and connections in all your conversations. Join Eric to learn more about this incredibly engaging and successful communication approach. Speaker: Eric Maddox Location: Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. | Transition Break |
| 1:45 p.m. | RAPID-FIRE SESSIONS ON STRATEGIC ISSUES WITH INVESTMENT MANAGERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS Rapid Fire sessions provide an opportunity for advisors to impact the range of strategic initiatives investment managers and recordkeeping service providers are leading to advance the sector. Session moderators keep discussions on point and on schedule. At each session, investment managers or service providers introduce the topic and solicit feedback from the audience. |
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IT’S ALL ABOUT ME BREAKOUT SESSION 5 Advisors and retirement practice leaders provide input into the development or upgrade of FLEXIBLE investment solutions designed specifically to meet the needs of a market segment (participant or sponsor)
Moderator: Karen Y. Yasukawa CIMA®, The Kikawa Group at Raymond James Participating investment managers:
Location: 2C56
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WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD? BREAKOUT SESSION 6 Advisors and retirement practice leaders weigh in on the development and upgrade of solutions designed to meet specific INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Moderator: Victoria Polinski-Smith CIMA® - Graystone Consulting Participating Investment Managers:
Location: 2C58
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THE SHOTS ONLY THE BOSS CAN CALL BREAKOUT SESSION 7 Advisors and practice leaders voice their opinion on the solutions plan service providers are building to meet the needs of PLAN SPONSORS
Moderator: Courtenay V. Shipley AIF®, CRPS® CPFA™, CEPA, CHSA® | Retirement Planology, Inc. Participating Service Providers:
Location: 2C66
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THE LIFE OF STAFF IS THE STAFF OF LIFE BREAKOUT SESSION 8 Advisors and practice leaders influence the direction of plan service provider initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the PARTICIPANT experience
Moderator: Scott L. Schlappi CEBS®, CPFA™, AIFA® – Wealth Plan Advisors Participating Service Providers:
Location: 2C68 |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Transition Break |
| 2:55 p.m. | Breakout Sessions – Advisor Best Practices Breakout 9 – Scaling the practice through people or technology - hybrid workplace – preparing the practice for transaction (merger/acquisition) Moderator: Adam Sokolic – HUB International Location: 2C56 Breakout 10 – Being a source of solutions, and not just a “Retirement Plan Advisor” – delivering unique solutions to facilitate top talent retention, recruitment, transition – NQDC, cash balance, financial wellness – differentiated solutions Erin Hall MBA, AIF®, C(k)P®, CPFA – Strategic Retirement Partners Location: 2C58 Breakout 11 – Onboarding Participants to Retirement - Retirement Income, Decumulation, Social Security, Medicare Melissa Cowan – Special Consultant Location: 2C66 Breakout 12 – Business Opportunities from SECURE 2.0 and State mandates Moderator: Lance Schoening, Principal Financial Group Location: Auditorium |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 5:15 p.m. | Bus departs from the hotel (arrive at 5 pm for loading) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Gathering at The DEPOT at the Iowa State Fair |
| 8:00 p.m. | ZZ Top and Ann Wilson Concert |
| 10:30 p.m. | Transportation back to Marriott |
Wednesday August 17, 2022
| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast (1C50 and prefunction space) |
| 8:00 a.m. | Opening Day 2 James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA Courtenay Shipley, CRPS®, AIF®, CPFA™ , CEPA |
| 8:15 a.m. | General Session: Cybercrime: How to stay save from a growing and evolving threat Retired FBI agent and security expert Jeff Lanza uses real life examples of network intrusions, bank account takeovers, wire transfer fraud and ransomware attacks to demonstrate how cybercrime occurs and what countermeasures businesses and individuals can take to combat the innovations of criminals.escription to be announced Speaker: Jeff Lanza, The Lanza Group The # 1 FBI Agent Keynote Speaker Location: 1C50 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Transition Break |
| 9:10 a.m. | Breakout Sessions – Advisor Best Practices Brainstorming Sessions in Small Groups (5 groups) These discussion groups may perpetuate as study groups after the meeting Location: Room 2C56/2C58 Topics (Advisor Roundtables) Discussion Group members select topics for discussion among peers. Suggested topics include:
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| 2023 Planning Session – Investment Managers, Service Providers, and Practice Leaders
Executive Director Eric Henon solicits feedback and input into the 2023 action plan of the Council. Location: 1C50 |
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| 10:10 a.m. | Transition Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | General Session – SECURE 2.0 Speaker: Lance Schoening, Principal Financial Group Location: 1C50 |
| 11:00 a.m. | Closing Session: Take-aways and Next Steps James D. Robison AIF®, CBFA Strategic Retirement Partners Courtenay Shipley, CRPS®, AIF®, CPFA™ , CEPA |
| 11:45 p.m. | Adjourn and Transportation |
Hotel
Des Moines Marriott Downtown
700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Make your hotel reservation here
Reservations must be made by July 22, 2022 to receive the special room block rate of $180.00 per night not including taxes/incidentals.
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