MassMutual Retirement Services Unveils Enhanced RetireSmart Participant Website

ENFIELD, Conn., April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has launched its enhanced RetireSmart website to make it easier for participants to prepare for retirement. The enhanced site boasts a more intuitive navigation and a new design that offers all educational content and valuable planning tools in a new, interactive format accessible both pre- and post-login.

The new RetireSmart homepage organizes all educational and account-level content into four easy-to-use tabs:

• My Account / Homepage – Provides account access and now makes it easier for MassMutual participants to access personalized calculators and key investment information.
• Where Should I Be? – Allows participants to arrange and access content most applicable to their life stage or needs to help determine where they should be on the road toward reaching their retirement goals.
• Calculators – Offers MassMutual's extensive suite of online tools and calculators to help participants model their progress and provide insight on achieving their retirement goals. The tools are categorized by most popular and major life categories.
• What's New? – Features a collection of the latest and most popular resources available to help participants read, watch and explore their way to a more secure financial future. Participants can stay current with the latest RetireSmart online webinars, SmartView video series, calendars and checklists.

The new design is carried throughout the site and print, email and social sharing options are available on specific pages.

"We remain fully committed to providing MassMutual's participants with a world-class customer experience when it comes to managing their retirement plan accounts," says Elaine Sarsynski, executive vice president of MassMutual's Retirement Services Division and chairman of MassMutual International LLC. "These latest enhancements to RetireSmart.com provide retirement plan participants with a more relevant online experience and help them further strengthen not only their retirement plan, but their financial goals in general. The online customer experience is constantly evolving, and MassMutual will continue to innovate to ensure we are bringing the best of the Web to all our customers," adds Sarsynski.

A commercial overview of the enhancements is publicly accessible. For more information about MassMutual's Retirement Services Division, please contact your financial professional or call MassMutual at 1-800-874-2502, option 4.

About MassMutual

Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. The company has a long history of financial strength and strong performance, and although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual has paid dividends to eligible participating policyholders consistently since the 1860s. With whole life insurance as its foundation, MassMutual provides products to help meet the financial needs of clients, such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement/401(k) plan services, and annuities. In addition, the company's strong and growing network of financial professionals helps clients make good financial decisions for the long term.

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and its major affiliates include: Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MassMutual International LLC; MML Investors Services, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC; OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been serving retirement plans for more than 65 years. It offers a full range of products and services for corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employers' defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. It serves approximately 2.8 million participants.

For more information, visit www.massmutual.com or find MassMutual on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Google+. For information regarding MassMutual's Retirement Services Division, you may also visit massmutual.com/retire or find us on Facebook.com/RetireSmart and YouTube.com/RetireSmart.

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