Credentials offered by ASPPA place members at the top of the retirement plan industry. ASPPA members stay ahead of their peers with access to unmatched levels of education, information, networking and advocacy.

Education

ASPPA members benefit from comprehensive education and examination programs for consultants and administrators, actuaries, and other benefit professionals. ASPPA is dedicated to providing members and the retirement plan industry with top quality continuing education programs. All ASPPA education programs are expanded and improved every year to address legal and regulatory changes. ASPPA courses probe each subject fully. The rigorous examination series that follows leads to the award of highly regarded professional credentials. Continuing education credits are offered through conferences, quizzes in ASPPA journal, taking courses and exams, and webcasts.

Information

ASPPA members enjoy immediate access to vital information on issues and changes in the retirement plan industry. The bimonthly technical publication, The ASPPA Journal, provides insight into legislative and regulatory developments. The ASPPA Journal also offers deeper technical analyses of benefit plan matters and the effects of new regulations. The ASPPA asap news service provides timely industry intelligence and updates on breaking legislative and regulatory developments critical to those in the retirement plan field.  The monthly electronic publication ASPPA eNEWS highlights the most recent and upcoming activities of ASPPA and its affiliate organizations. 

Networking

Each year, ASPPA sponsors the Annual Conference in Washington, DC; Summer Conference in the west; Employee Benefits Conferences in the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Central and Mountain state, and Pacific coast; and the 401(k) SUMMIT. ASPPA members receive discounted registration for attendance at conferences. In addition, all ASPPA members are listed in, and receive a copy of, the ASPPA Yearbook – a priceless networking resource.

ASPPA's online Discussion Forums provide a means for ASPPA members to exchange technical information, questions and ideas relating to the retirement industry.

Advocacy

ASPPA is the only organization made up exclusively of retirement plan professionals and actively advocating for legislative and regulatory changes to expand and improve the private pension system. ASPPA takes a leading role in obtaining legislative changes to simplify laws governing pensions and in promoting retirement plan coverage. Many recently enacted pension law changes were proposals developed by ASPPA’s Government Affairs Committee. To attain this level of influence, ASPPA’s volunteer members and staff are in regular contact with key people involved in pension issues in the congressional and executive branches of government. Keeping ASPPA’s positions in the forefront, the organization representatives routinely testify at congressional and regulatory hearings.

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