WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.330 --> 00:00:01.163 Eric. 2 00:00:01.163 --> 00:00:02.010 Hi. Welcome. 3 00:00:02.010 --> 00:00:04.770 Where do you see the needs and opportunities 4 00:00:04.770 --> 00:00:06.243 in the retirement market? 5 00:00:07.590 --> 00:00:08.610 Really around... 6 00:00:08.610 --> 00:00:10.260 We've spent the last, as an industry, 7 00:00:10.260 --> 00:00:12.630 20 years helping people save for retirement. 8 00:00:12.630 --> 00:00:13.800 We've done a terrible job 9 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:15.810 of helping people figure out how to get down the mountain 10 00:00:15.810 --> 00:00:17.100 or de-accumulate, 11 00:00:17.100 --> 00:00:18.960 and there's some wonderful solutions on the market 12 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:20.490 to help people do that today. 13 00:00:20.490 --> 00:00:23.010 What potential does AI have 14 00:00:23.010 --> 00:00:25.110 in meeting those needs and opportunities? 15 00:00:25.110 --> 00:00:26.700 One of the things we've seen 16 00:00:26.700 --> 00:00:28.080 with target-date funds, 17 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:30.300 every consumer, when we take the decisions out of their hand 18 00:00:30.300 --> 00:00:31.950 and we help them, they do better. 19 00:00:31.950 --> 00:00:35.340 AI will absolutely help the consumer make a better choice 20 00:00:35.340 --> 00:00:37.290 without them having to be involved. 21 00:00:37.290 --> 00:00:38.430 Explain how. 22 00:00:38.430 --> 00:00:39.263 Yes. 23 00:00:39.263 --> 00:00:42.030 So, people are paralyzed around anything financial, 24 00:00:42.030 --> 00:00:43.680 whether it's your taxes or whether it's saving 25 00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:45.750 or even buying a new car, 26 00:00:45.750 --> 00:00:46.740 and so what AI will do, 27 00:00:46.740 --> 00:00:48.480 is we'll be able to take all the information 28 00:00:48.480 --> 00:00:51.540 that we know about a participant and their behavior, 29 00:00:51.540 --> 00:00:54.210 and project that forward with really good data 30 00:00:54.210 --> 00:00:56.310 and make better decisions, for the most part, 31 00:00:56.310 --> 00:00:58.320 than they would make by themselves. 32 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:01.530 It's a difficult economic environment at the moment. 33 00:01:01.530 --> 00:01:06.150 What are you advising your clients, how to navigate that? 34 00:01:06.150 --> 00:01:08.160 So whether you're talking about inflation 35 00:01:08.160 --> 00:01:10.590 or market volatility or rising interest rates, 36 00:01:10.590 --> 00:01:11.460 what that's really done 37 00:01:11.460 --> 00:01:13.890 is created wonderful opportunities for what we do. 38 00:01:13.890 --> 00:01:16.050 They need us now more than ever, right? 39 00:01:16.050 --> 00:01:17.670 With all of that indecision, 40 00:01:17.670 --> 00:01:18.720 we come in and we help, 41 00:01:18.720 --> 00:01:20.340 whether it's with in-plan guarantees 42 00:01:20.340 --> 00:01:22.170 or helping them manage their accounts. 43 00:01:22.170 --> 00:01:23.400 Now is the perfect time 44 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:25.740 to lean into wealth management and advice. 45 00:01:25.740 --> 00:01:26.890 Eric, thanks so much.