Jennifer DeLong

Jennifer DeLong

Managing Director, Head—Defined Contribution; President—AllianceBernstein Trust Company

24 Years at AB
29 Years of experience

Jennifer DeLong is a Senior Vice President, Managing Director and Head of Defined Contribution, responsible for leading AB’s defined contribution business in North America. She oversees product management and development, marketing, participant communications, and client services for the firm’s institutional custom target-date and lifetime income solution clients. Additionally, DeLong is responsible for firm’s Collective Investment Trust business and is President of the AllianceBernstein Trust Company. Since joining AB in 1999, she has held various senior client relationship management, product management and marketing roles, all primarily focused on defined contribution, 529 college savings plans and sub-advisory insurance services for both institutional and retail clients. Before joining the firm, DeLong worked in various sales, marketing and client relationship management roles for both small and mega-sized defined contribution plans. She holds a BS in business management with a minor in international business from The College of New Jersey, as well as FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses. Location: New York

DOL’s New Rules Don’t Have to Slow DC Plan ESG Adoption

DOL’s New Rules Don’t Have to Slow DC Plan ESG Adoption

by Jennifer DeLong, Michelle Dunstan
Demand for ESG investing is growing among DC plan participants, but with plan sponsors facing many choices and proposed new DOL rules, what’s the best approach? As we see it, fully integrating ESG considerations is fundamental to better financial outcomes—which is always in participants’ best interests.

Plan Design, Policy & Regulation, Responsible Investing/ESG, Target-Date Solutions


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Coronavirus May Shake Up DC Plan Participant Benefits
DC Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Torch Is Brighter—and Can Help Light Dark Days
Don’t Panic! Bear Market Communication Tips for DC Plan Sponsors
Stick to the Plan! Benefits of Remaining in DC Plans During Retirement
Lifetime Income: Weighing Costs vs. Benefits

Lifetime Income: Weighing Costs vs. Benefits

by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher
With the likely passage of the SECURE Act within the new government appropriations bill, annuities will gain safe harbor protections. This—and presumed cost concerns—has been a sticking point making some plan sponsors hesitate to offer a lifetime income solution in their defined contribution plans. There are important and valuable benefits that only annuities can provide. So they deserve another look.

Target-Date Solutions


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Five Lessons Packaged Target-Date Solutions Can Learn from Customization

Five Lessons Packaged Target-Date Solutions Can Learn from Customization

by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher
As defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors know, the US Department of Labor recommends considering both packaged and custom target-date strategies when choosing a solution. As we see it, packaged solutions can learn a few things from fully customized target-date solutions, which are generally used by large and megasize plan sponsors.

Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset, Target-Date Solutions


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Finding a Flexible, Plan Sponsor-Friendly Secure Income Solution
US DC Plan Participants Want Certainty and Control
Selecting Insurers for Lifetime Income: Help Is on the Way
Washington Helps Retirement Plan Quest for Secure Income

Washington Helps Retirement Plan Quest for Secure Income

by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher
Washington legislators have crafted some substantive support for defined contribution (DC) plans to offer secure income solutions for participants. The Secure Act, currently under Senate review, may be a key component in clearing away some hurdles that have previously made DC plan sponsors hesitant to incorporate lifetime income solutions.

Target-Date Solutions


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Custom or Packaged? The Target-Date Choice Revisited

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