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"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."

– Albert Einstein 

Benchmarking your 401k Plan Advisor

How many boxes does your advisor check?

Employer Services

[   ]     Fiduciary Status – Is your financial advisor a named co-fiduciary? Declaring fiduciary status is critical so plan sponsor knows that their financial advisor has skin in the game and shares their liability.

[   ]     Plan Advocate –Supporting plan sponsor with “plan huddles” if things go sideways with vendors.

[   ]     Provider Analysis (RFP) – Live “shop the market” every 4 years as recommended by the DOL.

[   ]     IPS and Committee Charter – Assisting clients with establishing key plan documents.

[   ]     Quarterly Fund Monitoring – Manage, watch, and replace process as recommended by DOL.

[   ]     Annual Service Plan – Satisfies DOL requirement for explicitly stating services to be paid a fee from plan assets.

[   ]     Annual Fiduciary Review – Plan health is measured through key plan stats (participation/deferral rates).

[   ]     Plan Design Review – Optimizing the outcome for plan sponsor and participants through plan design.

[   ]     Annual Fee Benchmarking – Investment, Record keeping, TPA, and Advisory fees.

[   ]     Target Date Fund Analysis – Best-fit and glide path analysis (DOL).

[   ]     CITs – Special pricing on CITs to lower investment cost below institutional funds

[   ]     Committee Meeting Minutes – Providing meeting minutes to document annual fiduciary review.

[   ]     Fiduciary Briefcase – Systematic documentation of the fiduciary governance process.

Participant Services

[   ]     Retirement Readiness Newsletter – Timely and important investing and retirement topics emailed monthly- (opt out).

[   ]     Individual Information/Enrollment Sessions – One-on-one opportunity for employees to learn about their retirement plan benefit.

[   ]     Group Education Meetings – Plan Specific group education meetings.

[   ]     Ages and Stages – Age-appropriate Financial Planning seminars offered by a CFP®.

[   ]     Financial Wellness Program – Enhanced participant education and support.