Jim Racine Joins Baden Retirement Plan Services as Its New Vice President

Jan. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Fort Wayne, IN – January 10, 2012 – Baden Retirement Plan Services, a leading independent third party employer-sponsored retirement plan administration firm, is pleased to announce James D. Racine has joined the company as Vice President responsible for day-to-day operations and growth of the business.

Jim, who will be located in Baden’s Fort Wayne, Indiana office, has over twenty five years experience in the financial service industry. His experience includes leadership roles at Lincoln Financial Group and VALIC where he focused on driving growth in their retirement plan businesses. According to Neil J. Smith, Executive Vice President of Baden’s parent company, Ascensus, “Jim’s operational experience combined with broad relationship management, product development and sales support make him strongly qualified for the role.”

Jim earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Technology from Purdue University and holds a number of industry designations including CLU, ChFC, FLMI and NASD 6 and 26 licenses.

About Baden Retirement Plan Services
With more than 20 years of industry experience, Baden Retirement Plan Services, an Ascensus® company, is an independent third party administrator with its primary client base in the Midwest. Its teamwork approach, based on a cooperative effort between the company, financial advisors and plan sponsors, affords its clients the flexibility to select among the best-in-class products and services available in the retirement plan industry. Because Baden is not associated with any particular investment fund, and is not licensed to manage assets or provide financial advice, its fees are based solely on administration and compliance services. For more information, visit www.badenrps.com.

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Third party administrator of 401(k) plans that offers plan design flexiblity, product choice and personal service to its clients; focus is on client's goals and plan compliance with IRS and DOL rules. Fees are transparent and based on services provided.