401(k) Retirement Plan Advisors
Our 401(k) advisors safeguard your business and empower your employees.
Complete Financial Wellbeing
The health of your business is directly connected to the health and wellbeing of your greatest asset: your people. The stress employees feel over their finances impacts both their productivity and their personal lives. If they aren’t working with a retirement plan advisor, they are 50 percent less likely to be on track for their retirement goals. We provide your employees with the personalized support they need to understand their options, make smart choices, and get on the path to financial peace of mind.
Smarter Investments
Most retirement 401(k) plan advisors don’t have an investment philosophy. That’s why many employer-sponsored retirement programs burden employees with choices they don’t understand, or limit plans to those with high fees. As a wealth management firm, we are focused on protecting and maximizing our clients’ retirement savings. Our 401(k) plan advisors offer simplified investment options that minimize plan costs and provide fee transparency, with a goal of increasing retirement outcomes for your employees.
Fiduciary Protection
In recent years, many retirement plan sponsors have been exposed to employee lawsuits over high fees and poor investment options. We have always operated as a fiduciary to our 401(k) clients—acting in your best interest is a hallmark of our commitment to transparency. As an ERISA 3(38) investment manager, we reduce your liability by taking on investment selection, monitoring, and replacement within your retirement plan, giving you an extra layer of legal protection.
Genuine Partnership
Conflicted advice in the form of undisclosed fees and revenue sharing costs Americans almost $17 billion a year. We are a 100 percent fee-for-service firm, which means our retirement plan advisors never get paid to sell you anything. By taking commissions out of the equation, you get honest, conflict-free advice. No over-hyped investments and no hidden agendas.
SECURE Act Changes Put Focus on Retirement Planning. Are You Prepared?
The SECURE Act, broadly aimed at retirement security, introduces new provisions impacting both individual investors and employers overseeing 401(k) plans.
Five Things Every ERISA Fiduciary Needs to Do
Following federal guidelines and leveraging a prudent process will reduce your risk and increase the likelihood of better employee retirement outcomes.
New Rules Look to Raise Fiduciary Standards. We’ve Been There for Years.
Most advisors in the retirement plan industry won’t take on full fiduciary responsibility because they are afraid of the liability that comes along with it.
Retirement Plan Education for Employees Is a Real Win-Win
Simply giving plan participants a mutual fund lineup and some Morningstar profiles does not amount to serious retirement plan education for employees.
Are Your Retirement Plan Service Providers Staying in Their Lanes?
Properly vetting retirement plan service providers helps plan sponsors ensure that employees have access to low-cost, best-in-class investment options.
Retirement Plan Advisors Must Adapt to Changing Industry
The harsh truth is that many plan advisors shirk fiduciary duties and merely want to do the bare minimum on their way to collecting their fee.
Is Your Retirement Plan Advisor Helping Your Employees Reach Their Goals?
A vast majority of Americans rely on their employer’s retirement plan and Social Security for their retirement income needs.
What Goes Into Retirement Plan Management? Here Are the Roles You Need to Know
Too many plan sponsors assume that the advisor’s responsibilities are limited to recommending and managing investment portfolios.
What’s in a Name? 3(38) Advisors and Different Types of Fiduciaries
Hiring a contractually named fiduciary (a 3(38) investment manager) is the best way to eliminate risk and help your employees reach their retirement goals.
401(k) Fee Transparency: What Is the True Cost of Your Retirement Plan?
Knowing the fees in your plan is one of your fiduciary responsibilities, as is ensuring that the fees are reasonable for the services you are receiving.
Let’s Talk
Whether you have a specific question, or you’re interested in learning more about how our approach could be tailored to your situation, we’d be happy to hear from you. Please feel free to be in touch in whichever way works best for you.