So, we all know that SECURE 2.0 contained a TON of updates relating to retirement plans (92 to be exact). I will spend a few blog posts talking about provisions that will truly affect our plan sponsors and changes they might consider relating to their qualified retirement plans. Before I start talking about the good [...]
Let’s continue talking about the provision in SECURE 2.0 that will truly affect our plan sponsors and the changes they might consider relating to their qualified retirement plans. First up, the self-certification of hardship distributions. Most plans allow active participants to take a hardship distribution in the case of an immediate and heavy financial [...]
In 2022, Theresa became a certified life coach and business consultant – something she has always wanted to do. Upon selling her business in 2023 Theresa was already planning for her next chapter – and unsurprisingly that is not retirement. Theresa is continuing all of her retirement industry involvement – including speaking engagements, writing articles [...]
Theresa has always felt that keeping up with the industry was important to herself and the others around her. In the early 2000’s she joined both ASPPA and NIPA. Within ASPPA she obtained her QKA (Qualified 401(k) Administrator) designation and in the year 2014, she also became a member of NAPA and NTSA. In [...]
In 1998, Theresa started Sunwest Pensions. While growing her own client base, initially she started by focusing on doing work for other third party administrators (TPAs). During her 25 years of owning Sunwest Pensions, she helped many clients with plan design and plan corrections. In addition, she started several subsidiaries including Sunwest Actuarial Services [...]
After graduating from college, Theresa (& Peter) left Scranton for Philadelphia. Theresa got a job with William M. Mercer working as an assistant for an actuary. She had no idea what an actuary was but her relationship with her boss and mentor, started her career in defined contribution plans. After working for Mercer for [...]
Theresa was born in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Growing up in a small town where her family had settled and where everyone knew everyone else (and a lot were related). She graduated from Pocono Mountain High School spending most of her extracurricular time in the band and chorus with her focus on being [...]
