--- title: Can Making Hard Decisions be Simple? description: We will be at the ASPPA Western Benefits Conference. If you can't attend, read our white paper, Retirement Plan Committee Best Practices, Simplified. --- [![Multnomah Group](https://blog.multnomahgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canoe/logo-color.png?width=415&name=logo-color.png "Multnomah Group")](https://www-multnomahgroup-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com) [Careers](https://www.multnomahgroup.com/careers) Follow Us: [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/309123/8ea0f5b0-6d32-4c0c-be03-e645ed736c36.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/309123/8ea0f5b0-6d32-4c0c-be03-e645ed736c36) # Can Making Hard Decisions be Simple? June 20, 2014 We have the great fortune of being asked on occasion to speak on topics we care about deeply and think can impact our clients and the industry at large. Our next opportunity will come at the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Western Benefits Conference, July 27-30.  Over the course of the conference we will sit on a panel related to Best Practices for Retirement Plan Committees. Fiduciary Governance is one of the six pillars of focus for our organization and an area where too many organizations fail.  We get asked nearly every day "What's a Multnomah?" The Native American term "Multnomah" translates to "downriver." The cornerstone of our consulting services is to help ensure the retirement planning we do today is uniquely suited to provide prosperity when clients and their employees finally arrive downriver.  However, all the decisions that are made from now until then come immediately from the fiduciary governance processes that you develop to maintain a focus on outcomes.  I hope to see many of you at the conference, but for those who can't make it, please take some time to review our white paper that articulates what we see as best practices in the governance of retirement plans: *Retirement Plan Committee Best Practices, Simplified*.    [![Get the White Paper](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/309123/59af05af-5157-4b37-8d46-7dab4bdb8e49.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/309123/59af05af-5157-4b37-8d46-7dab4bdb8e49)     ### Subscribe To Our Blog [Contact](https://www.multnomahgroup.com/about-us/contact-us) [(888) 559-0159](tel:8885590159) [1155 SW Morrison Street, Ste 501, Portland, OR 97205](https://www.google.com/maps/place/1155+SW+Morrison+St+Suite+501,+Portland,+OR+97205) © 2026 Copyright Multnomah Group Inc.