Financial professionals want face time with clients and opportunities to demonstrate value. Clients want data to benchmark their retirement plans. The new
This survey collects benchmarking data that is invaluable to 403(b) plan sponsors because it can help drive key plan changes with the intent of improving plan performance over the long term.
Each plan sponsor who completes the
The valuable benchmarking data should be available in May and will cover:
- Plan education
- Investment options
- Participation and contribution rates
- Participant retirement readiness
- Administration practices
- Plan expenses
This is the only survey that provides this kind of in-depth and essential information on how 403(b) sponsors are managing their retirement programs. The more sponsors who enter, the richer the data.
The short survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete and can be found at
You can add value just by letting your 403(b) clients know about this opportunity to receive free third-party research. When the results are available, you can meet with clients who completed the survey, attend the free webinar and help with benchmarking. This could be an opportunity to make recommendations and build relationships.
Why would you not ask your clients to participate?
Friedman is the tax-exempt national practice leader with the Principal Financial Group, an investment management and retirement leader. A noted expert on 403(b) plan design, he has been consulting with tax-exempt organizations for over 20 years and has been in the retirement plan business since 1986. This blog originally ran on The Principal blog. Follow Aaron on Twitter @1AaronFriedman1
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