Arnerich Massena’s Jake O’Shaughnessy to Chair P & I's Public Funds DC Summits

PORTLAND, Ore. - Sept. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 19, 2013—Arnerich Massena (http://www.arnerichmassena.com/), Inc., an independent investment advisory firm specializing in retirement plan advisory services and forward-thinking investment strategies, announced today that advisor Jacob O’Shaughnessy, CFA, will chair and present at Pensions & Investments’ (http://www.pionline.com/) Public Funds Defined Contribution Summit (http://conferences.pionline.com/conference/public-funds-dc/2013/home)s. The summits, held in Chicago on Oct. 1 and in New York City on Oct. 3, will feature O’Shaughnessy’s opening presentation, “The State of Public DC.”

The free, one-day conferences will also offer other industry presentations, workshops, and panel discussions designed to share new ideas and practical information on effective investment lineups for public defined contribution (DC) plans.

“The exchange of information and ideas that came from last year’s sessions and workshops was invaluable, and I’m honored to return as chair,” says O’Shaughnessy “Defined contribution plans are increasingly under the microscope and understanding the current landscape’s opportunities and challenges is critically important to all plan sponsors.”

Conference workshops include:

·         Managing Risk in Public DC Plans

·         The Fine Art of Thinking Backwards: How Public DC Plans Can Put The Future in Focus

·         Moving Beyond the Fiduciary Conversation

·         Evaluating the Feasibility of Custom Target Date

Panel discussions include:

·         Sustainable Retirement Income

·         Monitoring Glidepath Effectiveness to Meet the Needs of your Plan Participants

·         Should Your Plan Include Alternative Assets? To What Degree, If At All?

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About Arnerich Massena

Founded in 1991, Arnerich Massena is a Portland-based independent investment advisory firm servicing corporations, institutions, state and local governments, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporate pension and profit sharing plans, and private clients. More information is available at www.arnerichmassena.com.