Employee Survey

on Retirement Benefits

In an effort to provide you with quality retirement plan benefits, we would like to get your feedback on some aspects of retirement preparation. All of your responses will be confidential.

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About You

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1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to answer

2. To which age group do you belong?

Under 25

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65 or older

Prefer not to answer

3. What is your ethnicity?

White (Not of Hispanic origin) Hispanic

Black/African American

Native American

Pacific Islander

Other:

Prefer not to answer

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Participation

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4. Are you currently participating in the plan?

Yes

No

5. If not, why?

n/a

I feel like I am too young to start thinking about retirement

I can’t afford to contribute toward retirement right now

I have a retirement account somewhere else

I have other financial responsibilities that are more important right now

I think the stock market is too risky

Other:

6. Do you have other accounts or institutions where you are contributing money for retirement?

Yes

No

7. If yes, please select all that apply:

Personal savings account

A retirement account from a previous employer

Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Mutual Funds

Bonds

Other:

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Features

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8. How important is the variety and number of investment options offered to you through the plan?

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Not Too Important

Not Important at all

9. How satisfied are you with the variety and number of investment options offered currently through your plan?

Very satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Neutral

Somewhat unsatisfied

Very unsatisfied

10. How important are employer matching contributions?

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Not Too Important

Not Important at all

11. How important is loan availability from the plan?

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Not Too Important

Not Important at all

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Resources and topics

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12. If you use or have used online retirement preparation resources, what do you find most helpful?

Articles

Calculators

Videos and tutorials

Social Media conversations

Other:

13. If you make a change to your account which do you prefer?

Online

Telephone

14. Are there retirement preparation topics not listed below that you would like to learn more about?

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15. Please note your level of comfort with the following retirement preparation topics:

Very Comfortable / Somewhat Comfortable / Not Sure / Somewhat Uncomfortable / Very Uncomfortable
Starting early with retirement prep
Tax deferral
Creating an investment portfolio
Advanced investment strategies
Personal finance (budgeting, etc.)

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