About Lynda Friede

Lynda Friede is counsel in the law department at the Principal Financial Group®. Friede has worked in the employee benefits field for 16 years, with a focus on retirement plans.
Her areas of concentration include:
- Qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation plans
- Retirement plan governance
- ERISA fiduciary duties
- Collective investment trusts
Friede received her law degree from Northern Illinois University, a master of laws degree in taxation from Chicago--Kent College of Law and a master of laws degree in employee benefits from John Marshall Law School.
