Focused on the priorities of plan sponsors

In an evolving retirement plan landscape, plan sponsors need advice and guidance more than ever. Rita understands both the incentive value of a retirement plan and the commitment required to administer the plan and address fiduciary responsibilities. Investment reviews, daily plan administration, and participant support and education can be overwhelming. Combining the experience resources of UBS with her own knowledge, perspective and insights, Rita can help you create a stronger plan to help give your employees greater confidence in their retirement and their future.

Advice and advocacy

Since 1996, Rita has been helping to empower retirement plan sponsors with insight and best practices to meet their fiduciary responsibilities while supporting employees’ retirement planning goals. As a Senior Retirement Plan Consultant, Rita considers herself an educator as well as an advocate. By integrating plan feature consulting with employee education, she has helped sponsors build effective communication programs that have driven overall plan participation. Rita also advises her clients on competitive cost structures, investment committee priorities and decision-making, and organizing key fiduciary documents.

Outside of UBS, Rita is an active spokesperson in her professional community. She is often a featured guest speaker on ERISA topics at industry conferences and events, including those of the Chicago Bar Association, Financial Executives International, the SPARK National Conference, the PLANSPONSOR National Conference and the CPA® Society.

Education and professional achievements

In addition to her nearly 20 years of experience in retirement plan consulting, Rita’s education and professional achievements enhance her capabilities and her consultative process:

• Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®)
• Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist® (CRPS®)
• Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®)
• B.A. with a concentration in finance from the University of South Florida
• M.S. in business administration from the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago

Recognitions that help build confidence

• 2018: Named by Barron's as one of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors in the U.S.
• 2015 - 2018: Named by Financial Times as one of the FT 401 Top Financial Advisers in the U.S.
• 2013 – 2017: Named by PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER as one of the Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers in the U.S.
• 2015: Awarded Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year by PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER
• 2010: Named by PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER as one of the Top 5 Plan Advisers in the U.S.
• Featured in publications such as: Chicago Business Journal and Crain's Chicago Business

• Series 7, General Securities Representative
• Series 65, Investment Advisor Representative
• Series 66, Investment Advisor Representative & Uniform Securities State Agent

• Active in her local professional community, including acting as a guest speaker at local professional organizations

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