7. Retirement – a “three-legged” stool Retirement Personal Savings Company Sponsored Plans Social Security
8. Social Security ?? Read the following excerpt from the Social Security Administration’s website: “Social Security was never meant to be the sole source of income in retirement.” A comfortable retirement is based on a “three-legged” stool of Social Security, company-sponsored retirement plans and personal savings. 4
9. Pre-Tax Growth vs Post-Tax Growth *Assuming 25% tax rate, 10% rate of return, compounded only monthly 5
12. The process of reinvesting interest to earn additional interest
13. The more frequent the compounding, the more you earnThe example below shows the difference a head start can make 6
14. Cannot Predict Future, can only Prepare for it In addition to the battle against inflation as you can see in the chart on the right, retirees are living longer and longer. Recent studies have shown that a typical retiree can expect to live 20+ years. Therefore, one must acquire a large nest egg.
19. Retain Current Employees If you’re not offering a retirement plan to your employees, don’t be surprised to lose them to a competitor that does! Misconceptions about 401(k)s could cost Small Business Owners By Lynn Gresham Forty percent of workers in small companies say they would leave their job for one that provided a 401(k) plan, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by ShareBuilder 401(k), a subsidiary of ING Direct. . . . 12
20. What is the actual cost of one bad hire?* Information provided by Right Management Consultants.Mishires financially impact an organization beyond direct sourcing costs.According to a survey* of 444 organizations throughout North America, the negativeconsequences of bad hires and promotions reach beyond lost customersand market share. Here are some alarming statistics:• Replacement costs an average of 2½ times* an individual's salary, includingrecruitment, training, severance costs, and lost productivity.• More than 4 of 10 organizations (42%) said it costs at least three timesthe mishire's salary. 13
48. Allows employees to take certain out-of-pocket expenses on a pre-tax, rather than a post-tax basis:Medical Dental Vision Over-the-counter items With a Dr’s Prescription Dependent Care 23
55. Workers’ Comp Savings (CA only)APPROX. 12% SAVINGS ON PAYROLL TAXES APPROX. 25% - 45% SAVINGS ON EXPECTED GOODS AND SERVICES 24
56. FSA has 3 “buckets” Plan Features 3) Out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, and over-the-counter expenses Insurance premiums 2) Dependent Care expenses 25