Investment Options
Choose Your Investment Options
You may choose to direct your contributions to one or any combination of seven investment options offered by the PA ABLE Savings Program. Six are Asset-Allocation Options with varying blends of stocks, bonds, and cash – with the combinations ranging from conservative to aggressive. The seventh is an FDIC-insured interest-bearing checking account with a debit card provided through Fifth Third Bank, National Association.
In addition to the investment fees shown on the investment option charts, all PA ABLE accounts have an annual maintenance fee of $58 taken from quarterly ($14.50 per quarter). However, if you select electronic delivery (e-delivery) of quarterly statements and account activity confirmations, the annual account maintenance fee is reduced to $33 ($8.25 per quarter).
For the Fifth Third Bank, N.A. checking account option there is an additional fee of $2.00 per month, which is waived if you elect to receive bank statements electronically or maintain an average monthly balance of $250. Additional bank fees may apply. See the PA ABLE Savings Program Disclosure Statement for details.
Investment and Savings Overview
Plan for your goals with a variety of savings and investment options.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, two Vanguard bond index funds, one American Funds bond fund and one BlackRock (iShares) 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.
Objective:
The Aggressive Option seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with very low income potential.
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, American funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Booklet.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds, one American Funds bond fund and one BlackRock (iShares) 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.
Objective:
The Moderately Aggressive Option seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with low income potential.
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, American Funds and Schwab funds, see Explanations of Investment Risk Factors in the Plan Disclosure Booklet.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock (iShares) 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.
Objective:
The Growth Option seeks to provide capital appreciation and low current income.
Risks:
The Growth 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.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds and one BlackRock (iShares) 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.
Objective:
The Moderate Option primarily seeks to provide capital appreciation and secondarily provide moderate current income.
Risks:
The Moderate 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.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds, one BlackRock (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.
Objective:
The Moderately Conservative Option seeks to provide moderate current income and low capital appreciation and moderate capital preservation.
Risks:
The Moderately Conservative 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.
Strategy:
The Investment Option invests in four Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds, one BlackRock (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.
Objective:
The Conservative Option seeks to provide substantial capital preservation, limited current income and very low capital appreciation.
Risks:
The Conservative 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.
Checking Account Option
Strategy:
The Checking Option invests all of its assets in a checking account held at Fifth Third Bank, National Association.
Account Owners who invest in the Checking Option may write checks or use a debit card to pay for Qualified Disability Expenses. Account Owners should retain documentation (for example, receipts) of all distributions for Qualified Disability Expenses for their records.
Investments in the Checking Option will earn varying rates of interest. Contributions will not earn interest until the hold period expires and the funds are deposited to the account at Fifth Third Bank, N.A. The interest rate generally will be equivalent to short-term deposit rates. Interest will be compounded daily based on the actual number of days in a year and will be credited to the Checking Option on a monthly basis. The interest on the Checking Option is expressed as an Annual Percentage Yield, or APY. The APY on the Checking Option will be reviewed by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. on a periodic basis and may be recalculated as needed at any time. To see the current Checking Option Annual Percentage Yield, please go to www.53.com or call toll-free 888-516-2375.
Objective:
The Checking Option seeks to provide preservation of principal.
Risks:
The Checking Option is primarily subject to the risk that the return on the underlying checking account will vary because of changing interest rates and that the return on the checking account may decline because of falling interest rates. See Appendix B – Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Terms and Conditions in the Plan Disclosure Statement for additional terms and conditions applicable to the Checking Option.
FDIC Insurance:
Funds in the Checking Option will be covered by FDIC insurance, subject to applicable limits and the application of Fifth Third Bank, N.A.’s and the FDIC’s rules and regulation to each Account Owner. Please visit www.fdic.gov for more information about FDIC insurance coverage.
No Other Guarantees:
FDIC insurance is the sole insurance available for the Checking Option. The Checking Option does not provide a guarantee of any level of performance or return or offer any additional guarantees. Neither the contributions into the Checking Option, nor any investment return earned on the contributions is guaranteed by the Plan Administrators, or any other federal or state entity or person.
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