NFEC Honors Financial Education Innovators at Transamerica’s Retirement Readiness Summit
Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 25, 2014 -- The National Financial Educators Council celebrates Financial Educators Day at Transamerica’s Retirement Readiness Summit by recognizing the exceptional efforts of three individuals who promoted financial wellness over the past year.
Financial Educators Day, which takes place the last Friday of April, is set aside to recognize innovative leaders working to improve the financial capabilities of people in their communities. This year Deb Rubin, Tom Hoffman, and Jania Stout were honored during Transamerica’s second annual Retirement Readiness Summit held April 23-25, 2014. The awards ceremony coincided with National Financial Educators Day on April 25.
Deb Rubin, senior vice president of TPA and specialist advisor distribution for Transamerica Retirement Solutions, received the NFEC’s 2014 Financial Education Leadership Award for her dedication to improving retirement outcomes for American workers.
Tom Hoffman of Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and Jania Stout with Fiduciary Consulting Group at PSA also were recognized on Financial Educators Day with receipt of the coveted Transamerica Financial Educators Award. Both Hoffman and Stout deliver community-based financial education programs designed to empower the people they reach with real-world financial lessons.
“Financial illiteracy has reached epidemic proportions in our country, and causes major problems at both the community and national levels. We commend Transamerica for its leadership role in promoting financial wellness,” stated Vince Shorb, CEO of the NFEC. “The efforts of Deb Rubin, Tom Hoffman and Jania Stout are much appreciated. They have been instrumental in creating financially capable citizens, while strengthening their whole communities at the same time.”
Financial Educators Day award recipients are individuals with a demonstrated commitment to creating positive change in the financial behaviors of their fellow citizens, raising awareness about the financial literacy movement, and supporting sustainable financial education programming that can benefit people for years to come. Learn more at http://www.financialeducatorscouncil.org/financial-educators-day/.
About Transamerica Retirement Solutions
Transamerica Retirement Solutions (Transamerica) is a leading provider of customized retirement plan solutions for small to large organizations.
Transamerica partners with financial advisors, third party administrators, and consultants to cover the entire spectrum of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including: 401(k) and 403(b) (Traditional and Roth); 457; profit sharing; money purchase; cash balance; Taft-Hartley; multiple employer plans; nonqualified deferred compensation; and rollover and Roth IRAs.
Transamerica helps more than three million retirement plan participants save and invest wisely to secure their retirement dreams. For more information about Transamerica Retirement Solutions Corporation, please visit trsretire.com.
About the National Financial Educators Council
The National Financial Educators Council is a personal finance company dedicated to creating a world where people are informed to make qualified financial decisions that improve their lives, the lives of their loved ones, and the lives of people they impact around the globe. The NFEC promotes advocacy campaigns, sets standards, conducts research and shares best practices that further the financial literacy movement. Learn more at FinancialEducatorsCouncil.org.
Steven Alexander, National Financial Educators Council, http://www.financialeducatorscouncil.org, +1 7755490213 Ext: 7000, [email protected]
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