Enhanced participant retirement readiness is only one of many benefits plan sponsors gain from hiring a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor. Over 95% of plan sponsors who partner with an Advisor entirely dedicated to the retirement plans business report that partnering with a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor is either “very beneficial” or “a necessity.” Advisors who work exclusively with retirement plans surpass their counterparts in the percent of clients receiving core services* such as: Assisting with the implementation of the fiduciary process Reviewing investment options periodically Making plan design recommendations Meeting participants in groups to provide retirement plan education Supporting with service provider due diligence The majority of plan sponsors who retain a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor also rely on their Advisor to provide services such as: Meeting with employees one-on-one to provide retirement plan guidance Examining plan compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and stated polices...
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Retirement Plan Sponsor Series: Professional Advisors Help Boost Contribution Levels Retirement Outcomes plans sponsors enjoy are attributable in part to plan design changes to their Professional Advisor recommends. Design changes draw more employees into the plan and help convince them to raise contributions closer to levels needed to achieve retirement success.* Plans that work with a specialist Advisor are more successful at increasing deferrals. Among plans that partner with a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor who works exclusively with retirement plans, 83% have experienced deferral rate increases in the last two years-and one-third of those have enjoyed a deferral rate increase of 6% or more. *Retirement Advisor Council – Enhancing Retirement Readiness: Consensus on a Course of Action recommends consistent contribution levels in the rage of 10% to 16% of pay over a 30-year or 40-year career. These compelling numbers testify to the participant outcome enhancements Professional Retirement...
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Retirement Plan Sponsor Series: Partner with a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor and Achieve Higher Participant Retirement Readiness Scores A fundamental research study of 400 employers that sponsor a 401(k) or 403(b) plan found that sponsors who partner with a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor enjoy superior outcomes in many areas. In particular, partnering with a Professional Retirement Plan Advisor entirely dedicated to retirement plans helps plan sponsors enhance the retirement readiness of employees. Professional Advisors Enhance Participant Retirement Outcomes Enhancing the retirement preparedness of plan participants is a primary objective of many plan sponsors. Increasingly, sponsors look to their Advisor and service provider to keep participants apprised of personal progress toward achieving retirement readiness. The study provides evidence partnering with an Advisor entirely dedicated to retirement plans may confer plan sponsors an edge: The vast majority of participants in plans that partner with such an Advisor receive an indicator of their personal retirement readiness. Going one step further, most sponsors partnering with an Advisor entirely...
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