Amber M. Lloyd

Managing Member & Owner | APA, CMFC, CFP®, ERPA

Amber M. Lloyd, Managing Member and Owner of RMS, began her career in retirement plan administration and consulting in 1994. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Business Administration with high distinction and departmental honors in Finance and over the years has become credentialed as an Accredited Pension Administrator, a Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor designee, a Certified Financial Planner™ certificate, and an Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent. Throughout her 32 years in the retirement field, she has worked on all types of retirement programs, including both qualified and non-qualified plans and often speaks on retirement plan topics. Amber is an active member of the National Institute of Pension Administrators, the ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership, the ESOP Marketplace, and the Financial Planning Association (where she currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board for the Kentuckiana Chapter and was the 2018 President). She is also Past President of the Louisville Employee Benefits Council and former Board Member for Mummers & Minstrels, a local non-profit community theatre group. Amber currently devotes most of her time to new business development, consulting on 401(k), Profit Sharing, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans and heads up the firm’s ESOP Practice Group.

Certifications & Credentials

Amber holds a comprehensive set of industry-recognized designations, reflecting her commitment to professional excellence and ongoing regulatory expertise in retirement plan consulting.

  • ERPA — Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent

    IRS, 2011

  • CFP ® - Certified Financial Planner

    CFP Board of Standards, 2000

  • APA – Accredited Pension Administrator

    National Institute of Pension Administrators, 1997

  • CMFC – Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor designee

    College for Financial Planning, 1996

  • Professional Memberships

    NIPA, ESOP Association, NCEO, ESOP Marketplace, FPA of Kentuckiana

  • Committees/Offices

    ESOP Association – OH/KY Chapter Membership Committee, FPA Kentuckiana – Secretary/Treasurer, Past President – FPA Kentuckiana, Louisville Employee Benefits Council, Past President

Areas of Expertise

Core competencies and consulting specializations

  • 401(k)/403(b) & Defined Contribution Plans

    Full-service plan design, administration, and compliance for companies of all sizes — with the responsive, high-touch service the big providers can't match.

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)

    An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) can offer business owners a way to transition ownership while preserving the future of their company and rewarding the employees who helped build it. RMS provides ESOP consulting, plan design, and ongoing administration to help businesses evaluate their options and manage the unique requirements of employee ownership.

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