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Innovest’s History with the County of San Mateo

 2023  2024 (continued)
 •  Assisted the transition of the money purchase pension 401(a)   •  Approved Committee By-laws.
 plan at MissionSquare to Empower effective March 23, 2023.  •  Presented investing fundamentals for Committee members
 •  Presented the annual fee review and share class review.  •  Committee approved the following optional SECURE 2.0
 •  Issued a Request for Proposal for recordkeeping services of the   provisions:
 County's HRA Plans which resulted in the retention of Aviben   • Domestic Violence Distributions
 as the HRA provider at a reduced fee of 0.19% and eliminated   •  Terminal Illness Distributions
 the monthly per participant fee.  •  Federally Declared Disaster Distributions
 •  Presented fiduciary education.  •  Committee voted to extend Innovest’s contract.
 •  Provided an overview of Following and Documenting a Prudent  •  Presented fiduciary education.
 Process.  •  Presented annual target date deep dive.
 •  Provided an overview of Collective Investment Trusts.  •  Created a DCAC committee level education plan for 2025.
 •  Created a DCAC committee level education plan for 2024.  •  Empower presented a review of their cybersecurity systems.

 2024  2025
 •  Conducted fiduciary education for the most recently added   •  Committee approved the 2025 Goals & Objectives for the plan.
 committee members.  •  Annual review of the IPS was completed and no revisions were
 •  Presented rollover provider options, Committee decided to   recommended.
 utilize Empower for this service.  •  Provided Understanding and Navigating Volatile Markets
 •  Committee approved the revised IPS.  education to the Committee.
 •  Innovest presented the annual share class review during the   •  Committee approved renewing and expanding their agreement
 1Q meeting, the Vanguard 2070 target date fund will be added   with Remotiv.
 to the plan, effective December 4, 2024.   •  Innovest presented the annual share class review during the
 •  Engaged independent stable value expert to review Empower's   1Q meeting.
 market value and book value interest calculations for the   •  Implemented initial de minimis account force-outs.
 SAGIC fund.   •  Presented annual recordkeeper performance review.
 •  The DCAC accepted Empower's Book Value and Market Value   •  Presented fiduciary education: Lessons Learned from the
 interest crediting resolution, after confirmation form an   Courtroom.
 independent stable value fund expert.





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