Heffernan Retirement Services Participates in 'National Save for Retirement Week'

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- October 19-25, 2014 has been congressionally endorsed "National Save for Retirement Week", formally calling on local and national public, private and federal employers to promote the benefits of saving for retirement and encouraging their employees to take full advantage of employer-sponsored plans.  A suite of free tools is available for use by public, private, and federal employers and unions across the country from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) at (http://www.nagdca.org/dnn/NewsEvents/NS4RW.aspx).  

"Heffernan Retirement Services is participating in 'National Save for Retirement Week' in order to help employees understand their personal responsibility for their retirement future and the benefit of using their defined contribution employer-sponsored plan to prepare," said Rebecca Tapia, Financial Consultant of San Francisco.

Ms. Tapia continued, "We understand the importance of our employees being financially secure in retirement in order to more positively impact the community economically, with their volunteer time, and as contributing citizens, as studies indicate many people stay in their community once retired."

The objective of "National Save for Retirement Week" is to:

• Help employees be more aware of the need to save now for the future
• Promote the benefits of getting started saving for retirement early
• Create a culture that promotes and values saving in the workplace and the community

Materials have been designed for access by retirement plan sponsors and plan administrators to assist with promoting and providing National Save for Retirement education.  

About Heffernan Retirement Services
Heffernan Retirement Services is a full service financial advisory services firm offering strategies and solutions for corporations, foundations and individuals.  Heffernan Retirement Services was named one of the Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisors by PlanAdvisor Magazine in 2014, nominated by industry professionals and selected based on quantitative evaluation of service levels and feedback from plan sponsor clients. Advisors who have attained the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional Designation receive an automatic nomination. Our dedicated team with sole focus on retirement plans has over sixty years of experience in consulting and advisory services. For more information, visit heffgroupfs.com.

Rebecca Tapia is a Registered Representative with, and Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Heffernan Investment Advisors a registered investment advisor. Heffernan Investment Advisors and Heffernan Retirement Services are separate entities from LPL Financial.

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