What you need to know
You get an annual checkup to take care of your health. Why not do the same for your finances – from planning your everyday budget, to buying a car, to saving for a house, college, or retirement?
Whether you have extra income to invest or are living paycheck to paycheck, it’s never too late to assess your financial health and experience the peace of mind you feel when you’ve balanced saving and spending.
Planning with Financial Engines
Sandia partners with Financial Engines to provide you with access to investment advisors, tools, and resources to assess and manage your financial situation.
You can work with a Financial Engines advisor to create a personalized plan for paying debt, saving for near-term needs, and saving for retirement.
You can access online, do-it-yourself tools and phone services at no cost.
You can also choose to enroll in participant-paid Professional Management Services, through which Financial Engines will monitor and make changes to your investment selections and exchange investment balances on your behalf.
Online Financial Assessments – Prudential and Fidelity
Invest a few minutes of your time for a personalized financial wellness report.
Use online tools from Prudential and Fidelity to answer a few quick questions and receive instant results, with recommendations on steps you can take to improve your financial wellness.
Sandia provides presentations on various finance-related topics to help you better manage your money and make smart decisions. Check out the video library to see the latest.
Sandia Financial Wellness Month
Each July, Sandia sponsors Financial Wellness Month. We work with financial experts to bring you a financial wellness fair (currently virtually) featuring a diverse lineup of workshops and presentations, videos, and links to our financial partners’ planning resources.
Log into the HR Events Calendar and use the “Financial Wellness” drop down filter to see all available Financial Wellness Month events.
Here is the 2021 Financial Wellness Month lineup. Enroll within each calendar item you select:
Tuesday, July 6
Sandia Extras 11:30 – 12:30 pm (MT)
Ready for Home Ownership? 12:30 – 1:30 pm (MT)
Wednesday, July 7
Social Security Administration 11:30 – 12:30 pm (MT)
Important Money Moves for Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and Beyond CORRECTED TIME: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (MT)
Thursday, July 8
Mental Health Matters 11:30 – 12:30 pm (MT)
Paid Leave Benefits 12:30 – 1:30 pm (MT)
Monday, July 12
Budgeting and Building and Emergency Savings Fund 11:30 – 12:30 pm (MT)
How Insurance Protects Financial Wellness 1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)
Tuesday, July 13
Strategies for College Funding 10:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
Life’s Retirement Derailers 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Retirement Info Session 2:00 – 3:30 pm (MT)
Wednesday, July 14
Is Your Financial House in Order? 10:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
Essential Tools for Estate Planning After Lockdown 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Thursday, July 15
Transitioning Successfully into Retirement 11:30 – 12:30 pm (MT)
Monday, July 19
Five Money Musts 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Get a Handle on Your Student Debt 4:00 – 5:00 pm (MT)
Tuesday, July 20
Identify and Prioritize Your Savings Goals 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Retirement Income Planning for Her 2:00 – 3:00 pm (MT)
Wednesday, July 21
Navigating Market Volatility 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Turn Your Savings into Retirement Income 2:00 – 3:00 pm (MT)
Thursday, July 22
Prepare for the Reality of Heathcare in Retirement 12:00 – 1:00 pm (MT)
Maximize Social Security in Your Retirement Strategy 2:00 – 3:00 pm (MT)
Monday, July 26
Maximizing your 401k 11:00 – 12:00 pm (MT)
Tuesday, July 27
Estate Planning for Everyone CORRECTED TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)
Wednesday, July 28
Managing Financial Stress CORRECTED TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)
Thursday, July 29
Generating Income in Retirement CORRECTED TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (MT)
Sandia Extras = extra peace of mind
With Sandia Extras, eligible employees can enroll in important financial protection benefits, such as credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Contacts and Resources
Fidelity
800-240-4015
www.401k.com
Apps
Financial Engines
877-401-5762
www.financialengines.com/forSandia
Apps
- App Store
- Google Play (not available at this time)
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Quick Tip
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Plus, you can set up automatic changes to your 401(k) account – for example, increasing your contribution percentage at the new year and changing your investment mix at key milestones (like, when you reach age 50).