Retirement Benefits Articles

Customize your payment plan to meet your needs

From the moment you start participating in Eder Retirement Plan, your money is held in two “buckets” or subaccounts. One holds the money you’ve contributed from your paycheck…

Partnering up for retirement success

Retirement planning is a journey best shared with your spouse or partner. Take the time to sit down together, explore your dreams, and thoughtfully address all the important questions. Be sure…

6 Ways elders are targeted for scams and fraud

Older Americans are disproportionately targeted by frauds and scams. Tech support scams are the most widely reported, and investment scams are the costliest. According to a 2023 report on seni…

They're getting scammed. What do I do?

You discover that your elderly parent or grandparent is being scammed and you don’t know what to say. The painful reality is that they may not want to hear what you have to say. Elder sc…

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As of May 2022, Eder Financial, Inc. became the new name for the former Brethren Benefit Trust, Inc. As part of this rebranding, other names within the organization were changed as well. The former Brethren Foundation Funds, Inc. became Eder Organizational Investing, Inc.; and Brethren Foundation, Inc. became Eder Deferred Gifts, Inc. For a short period, visitors to the Eder Financial website may still find links, forms, and other references with the former names on them.