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Why Us
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The University of Minnesota Extension Service provides trustworthy worksite education to help employers and employees take the road to financial security. |
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Top quality educators |
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We are trained as educators in family resource management and offer approximately 130 years of educational experience.
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We are not selling or servicing products related to later life financial security; such as insurance, estate planning tools, investment options, or company benefits. We do not benefit from recommending certain actions or products.
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We take the time to identify and understand the changes that employees have made by using our products and information - and we share a summary of the evaluation results with you.
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Top quality resources |
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Our educational resources are based on up-to-date research. We meet the needs employees and their family members have for trustworthy and unbiased information. We understand the importance of helping workers with understandable resources and user-friendly approaches.
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Our campus faculty are nationally recognized for their research and curriculum development in financial security in later life and retirement planning. More about campus faculty
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We are recognized by the State of Minnesota Department of Human services as making available quality information and education on later life planning. Read "Financing long term care for Minnesota's Baby Boomers," January 2005
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Our products are recognized and utilized nationwide by educators and financial planners. Many of our educational curricula and on-your-own resources have been selected to support a national initiative on financial security in later life. More about Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service nationwide use of our products
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A family decision making approach |
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We provide employees with a decision making framework and tools; thus enabling them to make increasingly complex decisions regarding their financial future.
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We understand the motivators and barriers that are often working to impact employee planning intentions and behaviors.
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We go beyond company benefits, providing a holistic understanding of choices and options, both public and private, to help families make more informed decisions and reach their personal goals.
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We understand that planning ahead and taking action to prepare for later life is about more than money. We address the financial, as well as the emotional, social, and family dynamics.
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We recognize that financial security decisions are made in the context of today's very diverse families, including families in all socioeconomic levels.
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We use a comprehensive approach to later life financial security. We recognize that planning for later life includes, but is not limited to, projecting income and expenses for retirement. Our worksite education helps employees prepare for a variety of expected and normal later life events that will impact a family's financial security.
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The University of Minnesota
Extension Service provides practical information to people, when
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