Our Advisory Services assist Plan Sponsors in meeting the fiduciary demands of maintaining a compliant, healthy retirement plan.
Fiduciary Management
Fiduciary Review
Investment Selection
Ongoing Assessment
Documentation & Records
Investment Committee Oversight
Investment Consulting
IPS (Investment Policy Statement)
Investment Selection
Continual Monitoring
Retirement Plan Design
Employer contribution strategies
Evaluation of qualification and eligibility issues
Compliance and legislative changes
Support services to simplify plan administration
Behavioral finance integrated plan design
Optimal use of safe harbor, auto enrollment, and auto increase provisions
Employee Education
Participant Education
Implementation and monitoring of EPS (Education Policy Statement)
Explain importance of retirement planning and options available in their plan
Recommend an asset allocation model suited to their personal needs and goals
Conduct ongoing employee education meetings in either group or individual settings
Vendor Benchmarking & Search
Managing vendor due diligence
Assist with RFP processes
Gather data and pricing
Analyze costs, services, and investment choices
Facilitating finalist meetings
Ongoing Monitoring
Monitor participant levels and performance
Fee benchmarking and analysis
Guidance on areas for improvement
Target date analysis and custom target date solutions
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April 9, 2018
Stormy March drags down markets March was a rough month for markets, with all three major U.S. indices finishing down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3.59 percent, the S&P 500 Index fell 2.54 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 2.79 percent. For the quarter, the Dow […]
April 9, 2018
General market news Rates were slightly higher last week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury broke 2.80 percent to the upside, though it was back below that level on Friday and opened Monday at 2.79 percent. The 30-year spent much of last week below 3 percent, though it […]
April 6, 2018
We wanted to take a moment to let you know we have been watching things closely as we have seen volatility enter back into markets over the last two months. January 2018 had everyone celebrating with a strong performance in the first month of the year. Now […]