Decoding the Plan Participant Portability Challenge

ARA Executive Interview

Why is portability so important for retirement plan participants? And how does it apply to in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions like annuities?

We speak with Gordy Stead, Director of Institutional Sales at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. He joins us to discuss the importance of portability in retirement savings as we explore the unique challenges and considerations when it comes to in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions.

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Disclosure

Research cited in this podcast:

• Allianz Life conducted an online survey, the 2024 3Q Quarterly Market Perceptions Study, in August 2024 with a nationally representative sample of 1,005 individuals age 18+.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2022
• Trends in Public-Sector Employee Tenure, 2000-2022, Public Retirement Research Lab, 2022

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