FDIC-Insured Checking Option from Fifth Third Bank
You can even contribute to an FDIC-insured checking account (through Fifth Third Bank) that lets you withdraw money using a debit card, so you can easily use your funds for everyday expenses.
Aggressive Option
Objective:
The Investment Option seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with very low income potential.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock bond index fund. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 90% of its assets to stocks and 10% of its assets to investment-grade bonds.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
Moderately Aggressive Option
Objective:
The Investment Option seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with low income potential.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock bond index fund. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 75% of its assets to stocks and 25% of its assets to investment-grade bonds.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
Growth Option
Objective:
The Investment Option seeks to provide capital appreciation and low current income.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock bond index fund. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 60% of its assets to stocks and 40% of its assets to investment-grade bonds.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
Moderate Option
Objective:
The Investment Option primarily seeks to provide capital appreciation and secondarily provide moderate current income.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock bond index fund. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 45% of its assets to stocks and 55% of its assets to investment-grade bonds.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
Moderately Conservative Option
Objective:
The Investment Option seeks to provide moderate current income and low capital appreciation and moderate capital preservation.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds, one iShares bond index fund and a Sallie Mae High Yield Savings Account. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 30% of its assets to stocks, 45% of its assets to investment-grade bonds and 25% to cash.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors and Sallie Mae High Yield Savings Account – Investment Risks in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
Conservative Option
Objective:
The Investment Option seeks to provide substantial capital preservation, limited current income and very low capital appreciation.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in two Vanguard stock index funds, two Schwab stock index funds, one iShares stock index fund, three Vanguard bond index funds, one iShares bond index fund and a Sallie Mae High Yield Savings Account. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 10% of its assets to stocks, 30% of its assets to investment-grade bonds and 60% to cash.
Risks:
The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors and Sallie Mae High Yield Savings Account – Investment Risks in the Plan Disclosure Statement.
