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2. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
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A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

3. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Step-by-step investing for tomorrow
This workshop is about:
Facing the challenges that are unique to women
Taking steps toward a secure financial future
Starting early to gain an edge
Anticipating your future
Simplifying saving and investment choices
A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

4. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Facing the challenges that are unique to women
We share some things that can’t be said about men
We live longer
We earn less, on average, than men1
We often leave the workforce for a time
We received smaller Social Security benefits2
We save less2
1 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012
2 Fact Sheet: “Social Security is Important to Women,” Social Security Administration, February 2013
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5. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Some good news
Your retirement plan offers saving
options that…
are simple and smart
places you in control
helps move you toward a secure future
A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

6. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Anticipating the future
Be sure to factor in life’s potential surprises:
Taking time out of the workforce
Dealing with divorce
Becoming a widow
Being single
Be sure you’re saving enough, on your own, to support yourself in retirement.
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7. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Social Security (for women only):
Women who take time out of the workforce…
forfeit earnings (reduced lifetime earnings)
forfeit earning power
job skills decline or become obsolete
Women who work part time…
forfeit earnings (part-time vs. full-time)
forfeit earning power
Result: lower pay or working outside career field
Result: lower hourly rate than full time
That’s why your actual Social Security benefits may fall short of the amounts listed in the Social Security tables of the “How much should you save?” worksheet.
A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

8. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Balancing risk and potential return
Stocks
Potential return
Bonds
Cash equivalents
Potential risk
A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

9. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Rebalance and revisit
Rebalance:
Use the Automatic Rebalancer OR
Rebalance your account yourself
Revisit:
Your goals and strategies
Your current situation and future plans
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10. Starting early to gain an edge
Kimberly
Acting Sooner Can Pay Off
Started contributing at age 45
Contributed $300/month for 20 years ($72,000)
Retired at age 65 with $176,706
$290,198
(at retirement)
$176,706
(at retirement)
Linda
Started contributing at age 25
Contributed $100/month for 20 years ($24,000)
Retired at age 65 with $290,198
Kimberly
Linda
This chart is hypothetical and for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. This illustration assumes an average annual rate of return equivalent to 8 percent, compounded monthly. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s interest, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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11. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Secure your future – starting now
Successful retirement planning starts with a few basic steps:
Set goals: Take the needs assessment quiz (page 2 of the workbook)
Save enough to meet your goals: Calculate how much you should save (page 5 of the workbook)
Simplify your investment decisions: Take the Investor Profile Quiz (page 6 of the workbook) – it’ll guide you toward an investment portfolio
Start saving: Enroll in your plan
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12. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
A few more tips
Shelter your savings
Keep retirement savings in plan OR
Transfer them to another plan
Sell yourself:
Keep skills current
Negotiate for best salary
Ask about savings plan
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13. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Starting now – a gift to yourself
Start now!
More time to benefit from compounding earnings
Easier to begin contributing a little now than a lot later
Less likelihood of being sidetracked
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14. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Anticipate your lifestyle
Take the six-question needs assessment quiz (page 2 of the Retirement Planning Workbook)
Add the numbers next to your answers to determine your score
Calculate how much you should save (page 4 of the workbook)
Complete the worksheet (page 5 of the workbook)
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15. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Social Security benefits
Married individuals have the option of taking:
Benefit-based (on your own work record) OR
Spousal benefit-based (on spouse’s work record): equivalent to up to half of spouse’s benefit
If a woman is receiving a spousal benefit when her husband dies, her benefit increases to the amount of her spouse’s entire benefit (provided she has reached full retirement age).
Source: Social Security Administration: “What Every Woman Should Know”
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Social Security benefits
If you are divorced, you may still qualify for a spousal benefit if you:
were married at least 10 years
have not remarried
do not qualify for a benefit that is greater than one-half of your former spouse’s benefit
are age 62 or older (with some exceptions)
Source: Social Security Administration: “What Every Woman Should Know”
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17. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
What kind of investor are you?
Take the Investor Profile Quiz on page 6
Match your score with one of the asset allocator portfolios on page 7 to select a portfolio, if allowed by your plan OR
Use your quiz score as a basis to build your own portfolio
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18. Asset allocator: Where do you fit?
You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the investment options offered under the retirement plan before investing. International investing involves certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, economic instability and political developments. These risks may be accentuated in emerging markets. Small-company (small cap) investing involves specific risks not necessarily encountered in large-company investing, such as increased volatility. Funds that invest in bonds are subject to certain risks, including interest-rate risk, credit risk and inflation risk. As interest rates rise, the prices of bonds fall.
Your plan may be funded by a mutual fund trust or a group annuity contract. Both are suitable for long-term investing, including saving for retirement. While annuities generally provide tax-deferred treatment of earnings, the group annuity contract does not provide any additional tax-deferred treatment beyond the treatment provided by your retirement plan.
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19. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Enroll today – plan for tomorrow
Take an important step toward making tomorrow financially secure. Enroll in your retirement savings plan today. Your employer’s plan offers a rewarding way to invest for your retirement. Take advantage of this opportunity. The amount you invest now may make the difference between having financial security in retirement and just getting by.
Enrollment materials provided by your plan administration have all of the forms you need and information on the investment choices offered by the plan. Please read all of the materials you receive carefully before making any decision about how to invest your money. If you have any questions about the plan, contact your plan administrator.
Your plan may be funded by a mutual fund trust or a group annuity contract. Both are suitable for long-term investing, including saving for retirement. While annuities generally provide tax-deferred treatment of earnings, the group annuity contract does not provide any additional tax-deferred treatment beyond the treatment provided by your retirement plan.
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20. A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future
Thank you!
A Woman’s Guide to a Financially Secure Future

21. Employers and plan participants should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the investment options offered under the retirement plan before investing. The prospectuses for the individual mutual funds and each underlying investment option in the group annuity contain this and other important information. Prospectuses may be obtained by calling Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investments are subject to market risk and fluctuate in value.
The Standard is the marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. StanCorp Equities, Inc., member FINRA, wholesales a group annuity contract issued by Standard Insurance Company and a mutual fund trust platform for retirement plans. Third-party administrative services are provided by Standard Retirement Services, Inc. Investment advisory services are provided by StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor. StanCorp Equities, Inc., Standard Insurance Company, Standard Retirement Services, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc. are subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and all are Oregon corporations.
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