FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the rise of student loan and consumer debt in America, today’s workers are looking more than ever for ways to shore up their money. Now, thousands of employees and their families can benefit from financial wellness programs through a strategic relationship between M Financial Group (M Financial) and SmartDollar. Together, these industry-leading companies can help employers provide financial wellness and guidance in innovative ways.
M Financial is one of the largest independent financial services design and distribution networks serving the affluent and corporate markets through an exclusive network of more than 145 member firms.
“We are excited to enter into a partnership with SmartDollar to help bring financial wellness to more plan participants. We believe SmartDollar offers experience, tools, and resources that will help employers placing a greater emphasis on their employees’ financial wellness,” said Valerie Bolch Pimenta, vice president and chief operating officer for M Financial.
SmartDollar is a holistic financial wellness program that educates, inspires, and empowers employees to proactively take control of their money and get on track for retirement. The mission of SmartDollar is to help participants change their behavior towards money and in turn, use their largest wealth-building tool, their income, to save and invest instead of paying consumer debt.
“With its reputation of serving clients exceedingly well surpassing expectations, M Financial is an ideal company for SmartDollar to team up with to improve the financial health of more Americans,” said Brian Hamilton, vice president of SmartDollar. “Employees want to be better with their money, but they don’t know where to begin. SmartDollar gives them a step-by-step plan to eliminate debt and free up their largest wealth-building tool: their income. When people have a plan and see it working, they have less stress and are more productive at work.”
ABOUT SMARTDOLLAR
SmartDollar is a financial wellness program that educates, inspires and empowers employees to proactively take control of their money and get on track for retirement. The mission of SmartDollar is to help participants change their behavior toward money and, in turn, use their largest wealth-building tool, their income, to save and invest instead of paying consumer debt. SmartDollar is offered as both an online and mobile-friendly program and is available to companies of all sizes. For more information please visit www.smartdollar.com.
ABOUT M FINANCIAL GROUP
With more than 145 Member Firms in 36 states, and the United Kingdom, M Financial Group is one of the nation’s leading financial services design and distribution companies. Since 1978, M Financial’s network of independent insurance, investment, and executive benefit firms has served the needs of ultra-affluent individuals, corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs, and Fortune 1000 companies. For more information about M Financial Group, please visit www.mfin.com.
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M Financial Group
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