Let's Talk Pensions Podcast, a Marris+Miller Open Pensions ™ Initiative

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pensions Podcast, with Episode #7 Talk - Invest In Yourself: Pension Plans For The Self-Employed, with Bre-An Appler and Jean-Pierre Laporte, of INTEGRIS Pension Management Corp. In this episode, Jean-Pierre shares why personal pension plans make sense for small businesses and individuals both personally and professionally.We also discuss about how RRSPs will only get you so far to securing your future and what it means to provide fiduciary oversight. Get in Touch with Jean-Pierre Laporte:Website: integris-mgt.orgToll Free: 1-844-484-37777Email: [email protected]

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pension Podcast, with Episode #6 - The Big Pension Picture: Innovation + Change. Bre-An Appler talks with Elizabeth Brown and Terra Klinck of BMKP Law. In this episode, we talk about innovation and change and how it's driven by necessity in the industry.We discuss how you can create a good governance structure, pension parity and why teamwork is important to the success of your plan.

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pension Podcast, with Episode #5 - Why pension plans are important for companies to attract and retain talent. James shares why there are millions of people in jobs without pension plans, and why it's important for companies to be offering pension plans to their employees and future talent.Blue Pier wants to help those companies and their employees by offering more effective compensation that increases employee loyalty and productivity.Get in Touch with Blue Pier:Website: Bluepier.orgEmail: [email protected]

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pension Podcast, with Episode #4 - Looking back on 2019: Seeing the Big Picture to Move Forward. We welcome back, Catherine Miller, as she shares her look back at the past year, where the state of pensions was, where we predicted they needed to go, and if we have started to see those changes, now that 2019 is coming to a close.Catherine shares her look back at the past year, where the state of pensions was, where we predicted they needed to go, and if we have started to see those changes, now that 2019 is coming to a close.

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pension Podcast, with Episode #3 - Education is Key to Pension Literacy. Dianne shares her passion for improving financial literacy and her intention to “pay it forward” in the industry.We talk about transparency with fees and commission and what alternatives are available for those wanting a different approach to investing and saving for their future. Dianne shares that financial literacy and education is the key to feeling confident and creating a secure financial future. 

Welcome to our show, Let's Talk Pensions Podcast, with Episode #2 Talk - Seeing the Big Pension Picture, with Bre-An Appler and Randy Bauslaugh, of McCarthy Tetrault. Randy shares about his role in the pension industry as a whole, including involvement on an international scale.  He also shares his involvement in many different organizations and levels of the industry, that help him not only give legal views, but also allow him to contribute back to the industry.Randy explains why he chose the pension track over anything else in the legal field. He also speaks to a big picture perspective and the role of leadership in the industry. Randy shares what he sees that needs to change in the industry, regarding an evolution away from single employer pension plans, toward multi-employer plan.

We introduce our show, Let's Talk Pensions Podcast, with The Inaugural Talk with Catherine Miller. Catherine begins by briefly sharing about her journey with pensions as a collaboration with many top people in the industry. Catherine shares that everything Marris + Miller does is in partnership with their clients, to help them ensure successful pensions that will bring hope for the future. She encourages that pension planning must make sense for both the pension plan AND for the business. With the whole industry going through a paradigm shift, this means that regulations are shifting to a more risk-based, principle-based model. Marris + Miller wants to support this industry change and instead of talking about pensions with a client, they want to open a supportive conversation to help create that success in pensions. And for pensions to work, they must also work for business and the people.