Retirement Strategies Group and Brecek & Young Advisors Form Relationship To Create National Sales Force For Association and Affinity Group Retirement Plans

La Jolla, CA – November 27, 2006 - Retirement Strategies Group, a leading provider of retirement programs and services for affinity groups and associations, and Brecek & Young Advisors, a several year honoree as broker dealer of the year, recently announced that they had formed a relationship to build a national sales force serving the retirement needs of association and affinity group members.

In announcing the new strategic relationship with Brecek & Young, Richard Tassiello, the President of Retirement Strategies Group (“RSG”), stated, “More and more associations understand the value and importance of helping members meet their retirement goals.  In an effort to expand our retirement programs, services and distribution to members of associations and affinity groups, we determined that a partnership with Brecek & Young Advisors, one of the finest and most entrepreneurial broker/dealers in the country, would best serve our needs.  Brecek & Young’s expertise, technology, and excellent financial representatives nationwide, in combination with their tremendous interest and appreciation for our business model, will make RSG an even more formidable player.  Our team was among the first firms to focus on delivering investment and retirement programs to affinity group members and we intend to continue to grow and remain a market leader.” 

According to Roland Brecek, the co-Founder and CEO of Brecek & Young Advisors, “RSG has a very unique, innovative and successful distribution approach for retirement services and we’re looking forward to playing an integral role in furthering the development of a national sales force serving members of endorsing associations and affinity groups.  We believe very strongly in the association marketing model and the combination of our respective strengths will provide real compelling value for any association interested in serving the retirement needs of their members. We believe our new relationship with RSG will further our own recruiting initiatives as we now have an additional turnkey marketing platform to offer representatives who are contemplating joining Brecek & Young.  Our model as a broker / dealer is to demonstrate real, tangible value to our representatives and our new affinity marketing program with RSG is another excellent way for Brecek & Young to provide differentiation from our competitors.”  

About Retirement Strategies Group

RSG is a leading provider of investment and retirement programs to members of associations and affinity groups.  Focused on the accumulation and protection of retirement assets, RSG’s “Retirement Made Simple” approach helps association members easily learn about and purchase investment programs, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability insurance and longevity risk solutions to avoid outliving their assets. RSG is headquartered in San Diego, CA and can be accessed online at www.retirementstrategiesgroup.com.

About Brecek & Young Advisors

Brecek & Young Advisors is a full service broker/dealer and investment advisory firm serving the needs of individuals and corporations.  Brecek & Young Advisors, a four-time honoree as Broker/Dealer of The Year, is a subsidiary of Security Benefit, a diversified retirement and financial services firm. More information about Brecek & Young is available at www.brecek.com.

About Security Benefit

Security Benefit fosters strong partnerships to foster insightful and customized retirement solutions for employers and individual investors nationwide.  Through a broad advisor network and its nationally recognized money managers, Security Benefit provides mutual funds, annuities and retirement plans and programs.  As an industry leader in service technology, Security Benefit affiliates also offer business processing and broker/dealer solutions tailored to the financial services marketplace.  More information about Security Benefit is available at www.securitybenefit.com.

About Retirement Strategies Group

RSG is a leading provider of investment and retirement programs to members of associations and affinity groups.  Focused on the accumulation and protection of retirement assets, RSG’s “Retirement Made Simple” approach helps association members easily learn about and purchase investment programs, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability insurance and longevity risk solutions to avoid outliving their assets. RSG is headquartered in San Diego, CA and can be accessed online at www.retirementstrategiesgroup.com.

Media Contact
Kevin W. Jackson, Vice President, Marketing
Retirement Strategies Group, Inc.
Phone (858) 642-0170
Fax (858) 642-0171
KJackson@RetirementStrategiesGroup.com