Managed Account Plans

Due to recent economic changes, Aon Hewitt has begun research into an alternative pension plan called a Managed Account Plan (MAP). To provide Aon Hewitt with information about the risks and benefits of the MAPs to employers, this MQP simulated a population and its additional liabilities at different guaranteed rates. The final model compares the risk of a MAP against a traditional Cash Balance (CB) plan. The analysis has shown that MAPs have potential benefits and warrant further research

Outreach & Marketing for WPI SDCC

Despite successful methods to provide support and services to the WPI community, the Student Development and Counseling Center(SDCC) is an underutilized resource. Stigmas are attached to seeking counseling, preventing some students from getting the guidance they need. This project explored potential areas for SDCC visibility increase. Outreach plans such as collaboration with The Towers, an Advanced SSN program, and a list of future programs were developed. Emphasis was placed on reorganizing the SDCC website. Observations of the current usability of the SDCC website were quantified using Urchin and Camtasia software. The addition of videos, restructuring of content, improvement of staff pages, and increase in navigational options were among the website alterations

Managed Account Plans

Due to recent economic changes, Aon Hewitt has begun research into an alternative pension plan called a Managed Account Plan. To provide Aon Hewitt with information about the risks of the MAPs to employers, this MQP simulated a population and that population’s additional liabilities at different guaranteed rates. The final model compares the risk of a MAP against a traditional Cash Balance plan. The analysis has shown that MAPs have potential benefits and warrant further research