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Primary Sponsors

BlackRock
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Ph: 877-99-BLKDC (877-992-5532)
BlackRock.com/DC

White paper: Sustainable investing: resilience amid uncertainty

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As the largest DC investment-only provider,* we are solely focused on offering investment solutions designed to help participants achieve their retirement goals. Today, we continue our history of innovation to pioneer the next generation of retirement solutions, plan design analytics and participant communications.

Our commitment to our clients’ best interests is why BlackRock is trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm in the world, with $9.5 trillion in assets under management.**

* PlanAdviser DCIO Survey. December 31, 2020
** BlackRock, June 30, 2021

BrightScope, An ISS Market Intelligence Business
beacon.brightscope.com

Founded in 1985, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) empowers investors and companies to build for long-term and sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics, and insight.

Through a recent acquisition, BrightScope is now part of the ISS Market Intelligence division. ISS Market Intelligence (MI) provides critical data and insight to global asset managers, insurance companies and distributors. Through its combination of proprietary and integrated datasets, in-depth global research and trusted executive advisory services, ISS MI delivers solutions for market sizing, benchmarking, and strategy across a wide range of financial products. The ISS MI solutions include the industry-leading data platforms BrightScope Beacon, Simfund, Local Market Share, and Financial Clarity, as well a full collection of global research and analytic services including Investor Economics, Market Metrics, and Plan for Life.

Colonial Surety Company
123 Tice Boulevard
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Michael J. Bonfante
Ph: 201-949-1134
mbonfante@colonialsurety.com
colonialsurety.com

Colonial Surety Company is a direct insurance company that specializes in ERISA Fidelity Bonds and Fiduciary Liability Insurance for Plan Sponsors in addition to Liability Insurance for Pension Professionals.

We are rated A Excellent by A.M. Best Company and licensed and admitted in all U.S. states and territories. We are much more than a typical insurance company – we not only provide an online client portal to instantly obtain online bonds and insurances, but also provide tools for Pension Professionals to help facilitate and streamline bond compliance for their Plan Sponsor Clients. Colonial is the future of bonding and insurance.

Congruent Solutions Inc.
1500 District Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
Michael Kiernan
Ph: 484 880 3481
michael.k@cspl.com
congruentsolutions.com

White paper: Specialist Partner For Retirement Plan Industry

Congruent Solutions is a technology solution and outsourced plan administration services provider to the retirement plan industry. Our deep domain experience, technology capabilities, and process-driven approach make us the partner of choice to Plan Providers, Record-keepers, and Administrators to achieve operational efficiencies and better bottom-line.

Our offerings include:

CORE suite of enabling solution to offset the inadequacies of legacy record-keeping and administration platforms
Outsourced Plan Administration Services: Complete support through the entire plan administration life cycle that includes administration and record-keeping processes
Retirement Technology Services: Customized technology solutions for unique business challenges

Congruent Solutions
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Corporate Insight
420 Lexington Ave, Suite 2655
New York, NY 10170
Ph: 646-751-6975
corporateinsight.com

White paper: Workplace Finance Digital Best Practices

Corporate Insight delivers competitive intelligence, user experience research and consulting services to the nation’s leading financial services, insurance and healthcare institutions. As the recognized industry leader in customer experience research for nearly 30 years, Corporate Insight has been the trusted partner to corporations seeking to improve their digital capabilities and user experience. Its best-in-class research platform and unique approach of analyzing the actual customer experience helps corporations advance their competitive position in the marketplace.

Corporate Insight
Conference Sponsor

Empower Institutional
8525 E. Orchard Road, 9T3
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Shane M. Fitzpatrick
Ph: 303-737-3481
shane.fitzpatrick@retirementpartner.com
www.empowerinstitutional.com

White paper: Re-routing the Journey to Retirement

At Empower Institutional, we provide banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, mutual fund companies, asset managers, and partners of all sizes with retirement plan recordkeeping services and solutions for their customers.

We work on your behalf to deliver thought leadership, implement best practices, and influence Washington to bring about positive legislative and regulatory change in the retirement industry.

We offer our comprehensive menu of services and products to meet your unique needs. In addition, our helpful support team is here to exceed your expectations.
We own and maintain our flexible, scalable, and secure recordkeeping platform to deliver convenience and peace of mind to both you and your customers.
As your private-label partner, we work behind the scenes to empower you to maintain your autonomy, build your brand equity, and grow your client relationships and your business.

Empower Institutional
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Enterprise Iron Financial Industry Solutions, Inc.
14 Cliffwood Ave W, Suite 200
Matawan, NJ 07747
Jennifer Rogers-Linskey
Ph: 860-919-3414
enterpriseiron.com

White paper: Effective System Modernization

Enterprise Iron was founded in 2002 by senior executives from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch to serve public and private clients in Financial Services, Retirement Services and the Government sector. We deliver impactful Business, Technology and Workforce Solutions that achieve meaningful outcomes, resolve complex challenges, and optimize operations to help drive your business forward.

Our Team of industry professionals average 18+ years of experience in financial services production, technology operations, product management, technology development, implementation, and support roles. As a client-focused, independent provider, we expertly provide unbiased, best of breed support and solutions that consistently delivers results for clients on time and at a cost-savings.

Expertise.Focus.Strength.

Enterprise Iron
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Envestnet, Inc.
Ph: 650 716-5049
envestnet.com

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV) is transforming the way financial advice and wellness are delivered. Our mission is to empower advisors and financial service providers with innovative technology, solutions, and intelligence to make financial wellness a reality for everyone. Over 103,000 advisors across more than 4,900 companies including 16 of the 20 largest U.S. banks, 46 of the 50 largest wealth management and brokerage firms, over 500 of the largest RIAs, and hundreds of FinTech companies, leverage the Envestnet platform to grow their businesses and client relationships.

FIS Retirement Solutions
601 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Retirement.sales@fisglobal.com
fisglobal.com

FIS empowers small to large retirement plan providers around the globe with a comprehensive, integrated suite of retirement solutions. Our industry-leading offering includes an extensive selection of technology and services that supports all aspects of your business and positions you for future growth.

From record keeping technology and plan administration and compliance solutions, to financial wellness and participant engagement tools, FIS provides the flexibility and scalability for a business model that fits your needs today and into the future.

FIS
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Exhibitor

Franklin Templeton
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, California 94403
Ph: 800-342-5236
sales.info@franklintempleton.com
franklintempleton.com

White paper: Innovation In Default Investing

From large institutions to individual investors, each of our clients wants the same thing. To achieve their financial goals. And for more than 70 years, we’ve helped them do exactly that.

Everything we do at Franklin Templeton is focused on delivering our clients better outcomes. And that’s why millions of clients in more than 160 countries have entrusted us with their investments, making us one of the world’s largest independent asset managers with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management and $139.7 billion in U.S. retirement accounts (as of June 30, 2021).

HealthEquity
15 W Scenic Pointe Drive
Draper, Utah 84020
healthequity.com

HealthEquity administers health savings accounts (HSAs) and other consumer directed benefits for nearly 12 million members in partnership with employers, benefits advisors and health and retirement plan providers who share our mission to connect health and wealth and value our culture of remarkable “purple” service. For more information, visit www.healthequity.com.

HealthEquity
SPARK Forum Exhibitor 2019

Lincoln Financial Group
150 N. Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Ralph Ferraro
Ph: 908-377-8286
Ralph.Ferraro@LFG.com
LincolnFinancial.com

Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help people take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, and guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $324 billion in end-of-period account values as of June 30, 2021.

PGIM
Gateway Center Two
Newark NJ 07102-5008

PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), ranks among the top 10 largest asset managers in the world2 with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2021. With offices in 17 countries, PGIM’s businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including public fixed income, private fixed income, fundamental equity, quantitative equity, real estate and alternatives. For more information about PGIM, visit pgim.com.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit news.prudential.com.

1 PGIM DC Solutions does not establish or operate pension plans. PGIM DC Solutions is a Delaware limited liability company, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC, and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc., the principal asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States of America. PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. PGIM DC Solutions is not currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. As of the date of this material, PGIM DC Solutions does not manage any assets.

2 Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) is the 10th largest investment manager (out of 477 firms surveyed) in terms of global assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ Top Money Managers list published on May 31, 2021. This ranking represents global assets under management by PFI as of Dec. 31, 2020.

PIMCO
650 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ph: 949-720-6000
pimco.com

PIMCO is one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers. With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing.

Our leadership in fixed income and record of skillfully navigating global financial markets has made us ideally equipped to help all our partners in their efforts to achieve meaningful retirement savings and sustainable retirement income.

PIMCO’s dedicated DC and solutions teams support retirement advisors through all phases of plans and investment design – from the QDIA to retirement income – with the goal of delivering optimal, risk-managed investment solutions.

PenChecks Trust
8580 La Mesa Blvd
La Mesa, CA 91942
Scott Okrasinski
Ph: 800-541-3938
sokrasinski@penchecks.com
penchecks.com

PenChecks Trust is the largest independent provider of outsourced benefit distribution services and Auto Rollover IRAs. For over 25 years, PenChecks Trust has been helping Plan Sponsors, TPAs, Advisors and Recordkeepers with a suite of unique and comprehensive solutions.

Services include solutions for Benefit Payment Processing, Automatic Rollover IRAs, Plan Termination Outreach, Uncashed Check Resolution, Participant Search, Participant Notifications, & Abandoned Plans / QTA.

Penchecks Trust
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Raymond James
Don MacQuattie
Don.MacQuattie@RaymondJames.com
raymondjames.com

When Bob James founded Raymond James, he did so based on a belief that clients deserved more than help with investment decisions, they needed advice that considered their entire financial picture.

Today, that client-focused approach has extended to serve client accounts through 8,400 financial advisors in the United States, Canada and overseas. Further, the company has expanded through the years to serve corporations, institutions and municipalities through significant capital markets, banking and asset management services.

No matter the business, we believe if we do what’s right for clients, we’ll help them achieve success while also realizing our own. It’s that simple.

Raymond James
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

SS&C Retirement Solutions
2000 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169
Ph: 617-521-8397
LMcQuaid@dstsystems.com
ssctech.com

SS&C Retirement Solutions offers a highly configurable set of solutions that allows our clients to provide competitive products and services across all retirement market segments. Our offerings span all plan and investment types and include recordkeeping services, rollover and income portability, plan health and analytics, advisor practice management, personalized education and communications, and financial wellness solutions.

With ownership and expertise across the retirement ecosystem, backed by our unwavering focus on quality, risk mitigation and client satisfaction ensures that we are a high-value, cost-effective, and truly strategic partner.

SS&C
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

TIAA
Tim Walsh
Ph: 781-314-2436
TGWalsh@tiaa.org
TIAA.org

White paper: A changing outlook on retirement and retirement plans

TIAA is a Fortune 100 financial services organization dedicated to helping our clients pursue financial well-being. We were founded more than a century ago as the vision of one of history’s great philanthropists, Andrew Carnegie, to make a difference in the lives of teachers.

Since then, we have helped millions at academic, medical, and cultural organizations — the people whose work makes the world a better place — retire with financial confidence. Our philosophy and approach seeks to benefit the five million people and more than 15,000 institutions we serve. We are a global asset manager with $1.3 trillion in AUM.

TIAA
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust
401 S Tryon St. 14th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202-1934
Tom Holland
Ph: 410-532-9448
tom.holland@wellsfargo.com
wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo is a national leader in providing total retirement management, investments, and trust and custody solutions tailored to meet the needs of institutional clients.

With 4.2 million participants and $389 billion in retirement plan assets, Wells Fargo ranks as the nation’s tenth largest retirement plan provider according to the 2018 PLANSPONSOR DC Recordkeeping Survey.

Wilmington Trust
wilmingtontrust.com

White paper: Collective Investment Trusts: An Important Piece in the Retirement Planning Puzzle

Wilmington Trust, N.A. provides Corporate and Institutional Services including institutional trust, agency, asset management, retirement plan, agency, asset management, and administrative services for clients worldwide who use capital markets financing structures. Wilmington Trust provides direct trust, custody, and fiduciary services for retirement plans, companies, foundations, organizations and financial institutions.

Wilmington Trust also provides Wealth Advisory services with a wide array of personal trust, financial planning, fiduciary, asset management, and family office solutions designed to help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve, and transfer wealth.

Wilmington Trust maintains offices throughout the United States and internationally in London, Paris, Dublin, and Frankfurt. For more information, visit wilmingtontrust.com.

Women in Pension Network (WiPN)
womeninpensionsnetwork.org

The Women in Pensions Network (WiPN), founded in 2009, is a national non-profit organization and the voice for women in the retirement plan industry. Membership represents all segments of the retirement industry including early, mid- and senior level women across service providers such as Recordkeepers, TPAs, DCIOs and ERISA attorneys as well as financial advisors and consultants. WiPN has over 1,000 members, 50 sponsors and a reach of more than 4,000 retirement industry professionals.

WiPN members have numerous ways to make “connections that count” and are able to take advantage of exclusive networking events, mentoring opportunities and informative webinars, as well as events hosted by 27 regional chapters or held in conjunction with national industry conferences.

To join WiPN, simply text ‘WiPN’ to 31996

Exhibitors & Other Sponsors

ADP Retirement Services
71 Hanover Park
Florham Park, NJ 07932
adp.com

ADP is a leading retirement plan provider offering a wide range of qualified and nonqualified plan choices tailored to help your employees maximize their benefit. We leverage innovative technology to help drive plan success, manage administrative risk, while creating an engaging experience for your workforce.

From an online plan health dashboard and investment advisory services to our award winning employee education and mobile-enabled solutions, your ADP retirement plan will work hard for you and your employees. Because retirement benefits aren’t just about saving for the future – they are about attracting and retaining a motivated and productive workforce.

Ameritas
1876 Waycross Road
Cincinnati, OH 45240
Ph: 800-825-1551
ameritas.com

Founded in 1887, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and its affiliated companies offer a wide range of insurance and financial products and services to individuals, families and businesses. These products and services include life insurance; annuities; individual disability income insurance; group dental, vision and hearing care insurance; retirement plans; investments; asset management and public finance. Securities offered through affiliate Ameritas Investment Corp., member FINRA/SIPC. For more information, visit ameritas.com.

Amundi US
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Eric Parisi
Ph: 617-422-4730
eric.parisi@amundi.com
amundipioneer.com/us

Amundi Pioneer is the US investment headquarters of parent company Amundi, among the world’s top 10 asset managers globally* with more than $1.7 trillion under management across six investment hubs (as of 9/30/19). Amundi Pioneer Asset Management offers a broad range of fixed income, equity, and multi-asset investment solutions. A focus on proprietary research, robust risk management, disciplined investment process, and close partnerships with clients has made the firms that comprise Amundi Pioneer investment managers of choice among leading institutional and individual investors worldwide. Amundi Pioneer manages approximately $86.40 billion in the US as of September 30, 2019.

*Investments & Pensions Europe “Top 400 asset managers,” published in June 2019 and based on assets under management as of December 2018.

Actuarial Systems Corporation
15840 Monte Street, Suite 108
Sylmar, California 91342
Ph: 800-950-2082×1
sales@asc-net.com
asc-net.com

ASC is a leading provider of software for the retirement plan industry. Approximately half of the 401(k) accounts in the US are tested by ASC’s Compliance Testing System. Compliance Automation Tools, such as Plan Sponsor Driven Testing (DRIVE) and Single Step Processing (SSP) maximize resources for efficient year-end processing. DRIVE is the next-generation in automation, allowing Plan Sponsors to initiate their own testing online. Data from your recordkeeping system integrates with ASC. Plus even more efficiencies are gained because ASC’s Cycle 3, and all plan documents, integrate with ASC’s Compliance Testing System. ASC’s suite of solutions includes Plan Documents, 5500 Forms, Valuation/Recordkeeping Systems, CRM Workflow Systems, and more. Contact us today!

ASC
SPARK Associate Member; Conference Exhibitor

Ascensus
200 Dryden Rd
Dresher, Pennsylvania 19025
Media@ascensus.com
careers.ascensus.com

Ascensus is the largest independent recordkeeping services provider, third-party administrator, and government savings facilitator in the United States. The firm delivers technology and expertise to help millions of people save for what matters most — retirement, education, and healthcare. For more information about Ascensus, visit ascensus.com. View career opportunities at careers.ascensus.com.

BenefitsLink.com & EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com
1298 Minnesota Ave., Suite H
Winter Park, FL 32789
Lois Baker, President
David Baker, Editor and Publisher
Ph: 407-644-4146
LoisBaker@benefitslink.com
BenefitsLink.com / EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com

BenefitsLink daily e-newsletters provide the latest developments and analysis in plan compliance, administration, policy and design – since 1995, we’ve delivered the very best articles to keep you on top of this ever-changing field. Website includes active message boards, industry news and an extensive calendar of conferences and webcasts.

Find – and fill — job openings on our sister site, www.EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com

And be sure to check out our mobile app – now available in the Apple Store and on Google Play.

28,000 Employee Benefits Professionals rely on us to keep them up to date – do you?

Holly Horton, SPARK media sponsor

Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Ph: 888-237-1900
broadridge.com

Broadridge, a global fintech leader with $4 billion in revenue, provides communications, technology, data and analytics. We help drive business transformation with solutions for enriching client engagement, navigating risk, optimizing efficiency and generating revenue growth.

Our integrated, front-to-back solutions translate data into actionable insights and streamline the investment lifecycle. Touching 90% of the world’s mutual fund assets, we are uniquely positioned to help asset managers get ahead of today’s challenges and capitalize on what’s next.

Cerulli Associates
699 Boylston St, Ste 11
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Ph: 617-841-1008
dohearn@cerulli.com
cerulli.com

Headquartered in Boston with fully staffed offices in London and Singapore, Cerulli Associates is a global research and consulting firm that provides financial institutions with guidance in strategic positioning and new business development.

Learn about our recent insights covering the defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) market, the IRA market, as well as the development and distribution of retail annuity, life, and long-term care products in the United States.

Cerulli Associates
SPARK Forum Exhibitor 2019

Chesapeake Benefit Partners
6601 Gleaming Sand Chase
Columbia, MD 21044

Chesapeake Benefit Partners (CBP) is a niche strategic and tactical consulting firm, serving the retirement plan services industry since 2004.

Commonbond
524 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10012

CommonBond is a financial technology company on a mission to give students and graduates more affordable, transparent, and simple ways to pay for higher education. The company offers refinance loans to college graduates, new loans to current students, and a suite of student loan repayment benefits to employees through its CommonBond for Business™ program.

By designing a better student loan experience that combines advanced technology, competitive rates and award-winning customer service, CommonBond has funded over $3 billion in loans, partnered with over 300 corporate clients, and serves 11 million employees. CommonBond is also the first and only finance company with a “one-for-one” social mission: for every loan it funds, CommonBond funds the education of a child in need. For more information, visit www.commonbond.co.

Convergent, LLC
800 Battery Avenue SE, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30339
Ph:866-567-7221
info@beconvergent.com
beconvergent.com

Convergent is a retirement technology firm that delivers innovative solutions and world class expertise. Our knowledge of the retirement business, understanding of industry products and deep technology expertise separates us from the crowd.

Our industry expertise ranges from the micro to the very large plan market and our solution engineers have decades of end to end retirement processing knowledge ranging from system upgrades or conversions to developing custom record keeping solutions.

Superior technology, measurable results and smart solutions are what enables us to deliver a degree of difference and Be Convergent.

DAILYVEST
Tucson, Arizona 85711
Pete McNellis
PH: 520-577-5729, x1
petemcnellis@dailyvest.com
dailyvest.com

DAILYVEST is a fintech data analytics company offering secure data management for plan health reporting & insight. Our configurable solutions are designed for plan sponsors and participants.

Through our recordkeeper partners, DAILYVEST’s solutions are used to analyze participant data for almost 10% of all active U.S. DC plan participants.

DAILYVEST also provides custom investment performance reporting and personal rate of return for participant account access websites.

DAILYVEST
SPARK Associate Member; Conference Exhibitor

Data443
data443.com

The Data443 mission is to deliver industry-leading, next-generation cybersecurity products, and services. Our products enable data security across local devices, network, cloud, and databases, at rest and in flight. We provide user and governance-enabled, up-to-date security for every data point, every time.

Visit data443.com to learn more about our archiving, data classification, governance and GDPR/CCPA compliant capabilities.

DIETRICH ANNUITY
1000 Germantown Pike, Suite K-1
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
dietrichannuity.com

DIETRICH provides insured institutional solutions to plan sponsors interested in transferring risk from their retirement plans.

Through the use of fully-insured group annuity contracts, we engineer turnkey insured funding programs for traditional Defined Benefit (pension) plan terminations and pension risk transfers, Defined Contribution plans with guaranteed income options, non-qualified executive compensation plans, retiree medical obligations and OPEB plans.

DTCC
dtcc.com

With over 45 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From operating facilities, data centers and offices in 15 countries, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers.

Industry owned and governed, the firm simplifies the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management, data reporting and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. To learn more, please visit us at dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

EvoShare

EvoShare is a financial platform that enables employees to save for their 401(k) or 403(b) while shopping online and locally at stores, bars, and restaurants. Our service allows employees to spend at their favorite businesses, and receive up to 30% cash-back towards their retirement plan through their employer. For too long, employees have only relied on their paycheck to save for retirement. Now, employees can use both their earnings, and their daily spending to grow their nest egg! EvoShare partners with employers looking to increase employee participation, contributions, and overall engagement in their 401(k) plan. These employers offer EvoShare as a unique perk that gives their employees a breakthrough solution toward their retirement efforts. EvoShare also partners with over 10,000 online, and local merchants, giving generous cash-back amounts towards employees’ retirement accounts. This number continues to grow every day!

Fiduciary Decisions
13010 SW 68th Parkway, Ste. 140
Tigard, OR 97223, USA
Tom Kmak
Ph: 203-405-1853
tom.kmak@fiduciarydecisions.com
fiduciarydecisions.com

Our goal is simple: to build decision support systems that help Service Providers and their clients make informed decisions that drive better results for them, their Plan Sponsors and their Participants.

Fiduciary Decisions
SPARK Associate Member; Conference Exhibitor

Fluent Technologies
331 Montvale Avenue, Suite 280
Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180
PH: 781-939-0900
lmiller@fluenttech.com
fluenttech.com

Fluent® aggregates and analyzes retirement plan data to transform it into actionable insight for client presentations and reporting. We stand by our slogan “smart data that speaks to your markets.”

Fluent’s UtopiaAdvisor® suite of plan investment and plan health evaluation tools support product management and customer-facing team strategic marketing, business review and development practices. UtopiaAdvisor enables data-driven dynamic assessment of plan participation and performance metrics at plan and participant levels, presenting plan activity data to improve retirement outcome decisions. UtopiaAdvisor is a configurable service technology for enterprise use serving retirement plan recordkeepers and their advisor networks. Record keepers and RIAs count on Fluent for retirement plan data trends and participant insights. Trusted by some of the biggest brands in the industry, Fluent reports on one out of six retirement plans in America and has served the ﬁnancial market since 1994.

GlobeTax
One New York Plaza, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Juliet Zymeck
Ph: 212-747-9100
Juliet_Zymeck@globetax.com
globetax.com

GlobeTax specializes in the recovery of withholding tax for cross-border investors, servicing clients in 40+ countries around the world. The firm provides a full-service tax recovery, relief and reporting offering for investors who hold both American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and foreign ordinary shares; GlobeTax is also a provider of outsource tax reclaim services to the four US banks issuing ADRs: BNY Mellon, Citi, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase. GlobeTax conducts withholding tax research on over 240+ jurisdictions worldwide and processes over 7 million tax reclaims per year, as the largest tax reclaim filer in the world.

GuidedChoice
8910 University Center Lane, Suite 700
San Diego, California 92122
John Shupe
Ph: 888-675-4532 x101
jshupe@guidedchoice.com
guidedchoice.com/business

GuidedChoice was founded in 1999 by Sherrie Grabot and Nobel laureate, Dr. Harry Markowitz. The firm is an SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm and ERISA 3(38) fiduciary offering digital retirement scenario planning, 401(k) managed account services, and financial wellness tools since 2001.

We have partnered with advisors, recordkeepers, and plan sponsors to help retirement plan participants toward their desired retirement outcomes.

GuidedChoice
SPARK Associate Member; Conference Exhibitor

HealthView Services
55 Ferncroft Rd
Danvers, MA 01923
hvsfinancial.com

HealthView Services (commonly referred to as HVS) is the nation’s leading producer of health care cost-projection software.

The company’s primary objective is to prepare current and future retirees for the impact of health care costs, and the firm’s suite of tools, which covers Medicare costs, long-term care expenses, and Social Security optimization strategies, provides a holistic approach to financial stability in retirement. HVS has also emerged as a thought leader in this evolving domain, producing substantial educational content on the importance of integrating health care costs into retirement plans.

Infosys McCamish Systems, LLC
3225 Cumberland Boulevard SE, Suite 700
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Darin Lister
770-690-1797
darin_lister@infosys.com
infosysmccamish.com

END TO END SOLUTIONS FOR RETIREMENT PLANS
Infosys McCamish Systems supports a financial institution client base with its full service 409A compliant non-qualified administration platform, VPAS Benefit Plan Administration. With its front-end Internet based sales enabling services, Advisorfolio and Deferral +, Infosys McCamish Systems also provides automated best practice sales and design solutions in a turn-key platform. This plan design and sales platform cost effectively leverages scarce expert talent and enables non-expert distribution to deliver best practice 409A compliant solutions to the underpenetrated mid-market.

Infosys McCamish Systems offers their solutions as platform only Software as a Service, or as a full recordkeeping outsourcing arrangement. With the merging of McCamish Systems into the Infosys family of companies, offerings include Qualified Retirement Plan Services in the DB & DC markets with both onshore and offshore delivery models. For more information please contact Darin Lister at darin_lister@infosys.com.

Rich Magner, SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

IRALOGIX
100 South Commons Alloy 26
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Ph: 330-328-9627
plittlejohn@iralogix.com
iralogix.com

IRALOGIX provides an IRA recordkeeping platform that makes it possible to cost-effectively support and seamlessly expand your services to IRAs of all account balances. The IRALOGIX platform gives you a competitive edge and enables firms to help more people save for retirement while growing both market share and margins.

Laurel Hill Advisory Group
Joe McDavitt
PH: 646-398-3022
jmcdavitt@laurelhill.com
laurelhill.com

Laurel Hill Advisory Group is the number one independent cross border provider of Shareholder Communications and Asset Recovery services in North America. Additionally our missing participant compliance services seamlessly supplement our clients existing operations. Our services meet DOL and IRS guidelines fulfilling your fiduciary duty to missing participants by using best efforts due diligence and minimizes potential regulatory fines and penalties. Our solution follows strict security policies and procedures.

LIMRA, Secure Retirement Institute, LOMA
John Sullivan
Ph: 860-285-7758
jsullivan@limra.com
limra.com
loma.org
Secure Retirement Institute

LIMRA, LOMA, and Secure Retirement Institute ® (SRI®) help to advance the financial services industry by empowering nearly 1,200 insurance and financial services companies in 71 countries worldwide with knowledge, insights, connections, and solutions.

Messagepoint
207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 802
Toronto, ON M5J1A7
Ph: 416-687-5381
info@messagepoint.com

Messagepoint is a SaaS-based Customer Communications Management (CCM) solution that enables organizations to enhance customer experiences with optimized communications. Our customers include industry-leading banks, financial services organizations, and insurers that leverage Messagepoint’s intelligent content management capabilities to create more timely, relevant, compliant and highly-personalized customer-facing communications, across print and digital channels.

Millennium Trust Company
2001 Spring Road, Suite 700
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Pete Welsh
Ph: 312-404-1909
pwelsh@mtrustcompany.com
mtrustcompany.com

Millennium Trust Company is a leading automatic rollover IRA provider for retirement plans. Our solutions help plan sponsors and other professionals comply with DOL safe harbor requirements for automatic rollovers. We offer a full range of services to address plan-related issues including: missing participants, uncashed checks, benefit distributions and notification services. These solutions not only can help plan sponsors limit fiduciary risk and reduce cost, but also increase access to retirement readiness for more Americans.

Our Workplace Savings Solutions aim to improve retirement readiness by increasing access to easy, affordable retirement benefits like SIMPLE, SEP and Payroll Deduction IRAs.

Millennium Trust
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

O’Neil Digital Solutions
12655 Beatrice Street
Los Angeles, California 90066
Steve Kipp
Ph: 515-360-6451
steve.kipp@oneildata.com
oneildata.com

O’Neil Digital Solutions is a division of William O’Neil Companies. In business for over 45 years, we specialize in Customer Communication Management (CCM) and provide solutions for Customer Experience Management (CXM) for the Healthcare and Financial Services industries. Our forward-thinking SAAS solution, called ONEsuite, is a robust CCM/CSM platform that supports every stakeholder throughout our client’s enterprise.

O’Neil is also one of the largest digital printing companies in the U.S., but it’s our Omni-channel delivery solutions that have helped our clients deliver their marketing and compliance-related communications in every delivery channel and media.

O’Neil Digital Solutions
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

RCP Solutions
550 Pinetown Road, Suite 320
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Mark Sweatman
Ph: 267-607-4175
msweatman@rcp-solutions.com
rcp-solutions.com

RCP Solutions specializes in risk management, compliance, communications and outreach programs that drive performance and positively impact the bottom line for our clients. Driven by state-of-the-art technology solutions, we integrate the many facets of business, risk, compliance and management to achieve the best results for our clients.

For retirement plans, we help mitigate plan participant risks such as missing participants, locating beneficiaries and resolving uncashed checks while providing the necessary audit trail reporting.

Mark Sweatman, SPARK Member & Conference Exhibitor

T. Rowe Price
4515 Painters Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Amber-Nicole Prisock
Ph: 443-303-7265
amber.prisock@troweprice.com
troweprice.com

INVEST WITH CONFIDENCE® T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term.

We provide an array of commingled funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, retirement recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors.

Our intellectual rigor helps us seek the best ideas for our clients, our integrity ensures that we always put their interests first, and our stability lets us stay focused on their goals as we pursue better investment outcomes.

As of June 30, 2021, T. Rowe Price has more than USD $1.62 trillion in assets under management and serves clients in 49 countries worldwide.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
tcs.com

White paper: BFSI Platforms Digital Accelerators for Retirement Services

TCS BFSI Platforms is a cloud-native, As-a-Service digital ecosystem that eliminates enterprise complexities to deliver superior customer experience and outcomes. TCS BFSI Platform for Retirement Services offers U.S. retirement recordkeeping providers an outcome-based operating model designed to enable the digital transformations of their businesses, addressing the unique needs of the U.S. market through features such as a simplified IT infrastructure, customer-centric operations, advanced configuration capabilities and analytical insights.

More than 35 million contracts are already under administration by TCS’ third-party administration services. TCS BaNCS(TM) for Retirement is a technology-only solution for firms interested in modernizing their technology infrastructures first. TCS BaNCS is an API-powered, cloud-enabled retirement solution that is configured to support traditional retirement products such as 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans, and is capable of supporting other conventional and non-conventional wealth management products. TCS currently works with 10 leading U.S. group retirement providers to support defined contribution plans.

TRAU – The Retirement Advisor University
4425 Military Trail – 202
Jupiter, Florida 33458
Fred Barstein
Ph: 561-371-4902
fred@trauniversity.com
trauniversity.com

TRAU in collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education offer the Certified 401(k) Professional Designation – C(k)P.

The C(k)P Designation represents a significant achievement for professional retirement plan advisors and professionals. This comprehensive and highly specialized certification program requires academic aptitude, real-world experience and application of core competencies. Virtual in Nov 2021, returning to UCLA campus in 2022 Spr/Sum & Fall.

Fred Barstein at SPARK Forum 2019

vWise
85 Enterprise, Suite 320
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
Ph: 949-716-1276
info@vwise.com
vwise.com

vWise provides innovative, scalable solutions designed to increase efficiencies and optimize outcomes through interactive, personalized experiences that boost confidence and drive informed decision making.

Aligned with the way today’s digital savvy audience consumes content, our solutions feature relevant, engaging information in an easy to understand format that can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on any device. For more information, visit vwise.com.

vWise
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

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