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Chittenden Central Supervisory Union
Serving the Essex Junction, Essex Union #46, and Westford Schools

 

CCSU 403(b) Investment Providers

Approved Investment Provider beginning 1/1/09:

Beginning 1/1/09, the Vermont State 403(b) Investment Program will be the sole investment provider of the CCSU 403(b) Plan.  The Vermont State 403(b) Program is overseen by the Vermont State Teachers Retirement System, and will be administered through Great West Retirement.  Click here for more information related to this program.  Below is the contact information for the Vermont State 403(b) Investment Program:

Local Representative: Jonathan Smith

Phone: (802) 893-7473

E-mail: jonathan.smith@gwrs.com

Website: www.gwrs.com

Approved Investment Providers through 12/31/08:

Until 1/1/09, employees may send pre-tax deferrals to the following investment providers.  These providers will be removed from our list of approved vendors as of 1/1/09 (or earlier as required by the vendor) for one of the following reasons: (1) the provider did not respond (or failed to adequately respond) to our request for compliance information, (2) the provider informed us they will not longer be accepting 403(b) contributions as a result of the new regulations or are currently unsure, or (3) the provider informed us they are unable to comply with the new regulations:

AIG Retirement (VALIC)

AIG SunAmerica

AIM Fund Service

American Funds

American General Life Insurance Co.

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.

Ariel Mutual Funds

Calvert Group Retirement Plans

Capital Guardian

Charles Schwabb & Company

Conseco Insurance Company

Fidelity Investment Company

Franklin Templeton Investments

Great American Life Insurance Company

Horace Mann Annuity Life

ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company

IXIS/CDC NVest Funds

Janus Balanced Fund

John Hancock Funds

Lincoln Financial Group

Mainstay Investments

Metropolitan Life

Merrill Lynch

MFS Service Center

National Life Insurance

New York Life Insurance & Annuity Co.

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Oppenheimer Shareholder Service

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company

Pershing LLC (broker, not a 403(b) provider)

PFL Life Insurance Co.

PFPC Inc./Shareholder Service Group

Prudential Annuity Services Center

Putnam Fiduciary Trust Co.

Sentinel Funds (KT)

Smith Barney Inc. Custodian

T Rowe Price

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

TIAA-CREF Services

Union Financial Services Inc.

USAA Investment Management Co.

Vanguard Fiduciary Trust

If you are currently using one of the providers listed above, you can continue to send contributions to the provider through 12/31/08 unless an earlier date is established by the provider.  On or after 1/1/09, you may choose to keep your money with the provider (if allowed by the provider) or transfer your money to the Vermont State 403(b) Investment Program.  Prior to 1/1/09, transfers/exchanges may be made to any of the investment providers listed above.