MILWAUKEE – Quest CE, premier provider of compliance training and tracking technology solutions, today announced the addition of the new Firm Element course, “Introduction to Retirement Plans,” to its e-learning catalog.

With the ever-changing retirement landscape, it’s important for the financial professional to have a basic understanding of the types of retirement plan options that may be available to their clients. This course discusses the history of retirement plans, the available plans and the individuals that qualify for such plans, potential tax implications, contribution limits, required minimum distributions, and the benefits and drawbacks for the available plans that your clients’ may have as part of their retirement portfolio.

This course also provides the applicable FINRA, SEC, and DOL rules that may be relevant when giving advice about a retirement account. This course is not intended to provide tax advice and does not include all tax implications associated with retirement plans, it is intended to provide an informational baseline so that firm members can better assist clients with their retirement planning needs.

Course Topics Include:

  • Private vs. Public Retirement Plan Options
  • Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans
  • Comparing Retirement Plans
  • Overview of Potential Tax Implications
  • 2021 Contributions Limits
  • Required Minimum Distributions
  • FINRA, SEC and DOL Rules Regarding Retirement Plans
  • Relevant Case Studies

For questions regarding this or other Firm Element courses, please contact a Quest CE Sales Executive at 877-593-3366 or e-mail sales@questce.com. To view Quest CE’s Firm Element course catalog, click here.

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About Quest CE

For over thirty years, Quest CE has been the premier provider of compliance training and tracking solutions to the financial services industry. In addition to offering on-demand insurance and designation continuing education, Quest CE provides a complete spectrum of proprietary technology solutions for managing compliance risk exposures.

Serving more than 2,000 leading insurance carriers, broker-dealers, banks, and other financial institutions, Quest CE is committed to providing advanced custom solutions at cost effective rates, while providing a level of service that greatly surpasses that of our competitors. Quest CE is the single source solution for organizations’ training and compliance needs. For more information on Quest CE, visit www.questce.com.