Your Retirement Plan Advisors
NFP is the Investment Advisor for your company sponsored retirement plan and we can
help you with all of your retirement planning goals.
Plan Overview – How to get enrolled, change your contributions, access your account online,
overview of the plan features.
Retirement Planning – Determine how much you need to retire, calculate if you are on track, discuss
how to make changes to meet your goals.
Investment Advice – Risk tolerance assessment, review your current investments, provide investment
advice and customize a plan for you.
Consolidating – Review of all your retirement accounts (IRA’s, prior employer retirement plans),
provide rollover assistance & consolidation.
Budgeting – Create a plan that works for you, determine what debt to pay down first, review and
assist with outstanding student loans.
Financial Solutions – Estate planning, IRA’s, life insurance, annuities, 529 college planning.
Your Retirement Plan
Plan Eligibility – You have immediate eligibility and entry into the Athersys Plan.
Match: Your employer offers a 401(k) Match to contributions you make. The company will match your contributions dollar for dollar up to $3,000, and 40% of contributions above $3,000.
Traditional & Roth Contribution: You can contribute to your retirement plan as a Traditional pre-tax contribution or as a Roth after-tax contribution, or a combination of both.
Investments: You have a variety of investment choices within your 401(k) Plan. You will be defaulted into a Balanced Fund that holds a mix of stocks and bonds. You can re-direct those investments to any investment option offered within the Plan. Your investment options are listed on your Empower participant portal.
Plan Custodian
You can access your account by visiting the Empower site, or by calling Empower participant services at 800-338-4015. You can access the Empower site for the following services:
- Enrollment and Contribution Changes: Get started in the plan, or make changes to the amount that comes out of your paycheck.
- Beneficiary Designation and Storage: Setting your beneficiaries is an important step to make sure you are in control of who gets your account in the unlikely and unfortunate event of your passing.
- Balance and Investments: You can check your account balance, as well as view and make changes to your investments.
- Statements and Notices: Your account statements and important plan documents are stored online.
- Withdrawals: If you need to take money from the plan, you can review your options and submit distribution requests.
To access the Empower site, go to empowermyretirement.com or click the link below! If it is your first time logging in, make sure to hit the green "Register" button to set up your online account.
How To Enroll
To begin your enrollment online go to empowermyretirement.com or click on the link below.
To access your account for the first time click the register button, then select "I do not have a pin". Follow the prompts to enter in your information, and create a username and password. If you have another account at Empower, you will need to call to receive your pin.
Once online to complete your enrollment you will
- Set your contribution amount. This amount will be taken out of each paycheck and contributed to the account on your behalf. You can always change how much you are contributing to your account.
- Pre-Tax Contributions will lower your taxable income for the year. When you withdraw your contributions, you will have to pay taxes on your contributions and their earnings.
- Roth Contributions come out of your paycheck after you pay taxes. As long as it has been 5 years since your first Roth contribution and you take the money out after you turn 59.5, you will get to withdraw all your Roth contributions plus their earnings, tax-free.
- Set your Investments. If you feel confident, you can pick and choose which funds you want to be invested in. Your plan also offers Target Date Funds, which will automatically invest in stocks and bonds for you, based on the year you are expecting to retire.
If you have any questions, or need help with the enrollment process, do not hesitate to contact your NFP advisors!
Contact Us
Questions? Contact your NFP Advisors below!
Additional Contacts
Beth Krasnow
beth.krasnow@nfp.com
216-595-0725
Patrick Ilcin
patrick.ilcin@nfp.com
216-525-7287