2015
Retirement Plan Adviser Survey

Arguably, retirement plan advisers have a better—or at least
a more comparative—perspective than their plan sponsor clients about the
relative strength of products and services offered by investment and
recordkeeping providers. After all, advisers can—and usually do—work with many
of them concurrently. The 2015 Retirement Plan Adviser Survey, our eighth,
endeavors to gain insight from the adviser community about how providers and
funds are selected, and which are the favorites each year.

Providers

Providers

MassMutual Financial Group

Qualified plan adviser votes214
Overall perception among plan advisers
Very favorable30.7%
Somewhat favorable48.0%
Not favorable15.3%
No opinion6.0%
Plan adviser experience with provider
Worked with many times41.3%
Worked with a few times38.7%
Worked with once12.0%
Never worked with8.0%
Top 10 service categories
1  Overall service to small plans19 votes
2  Plan participant support17 votes
2  Participant education materials17 votes
4  Wholesalers16 votes
5  Plan sponsor education materials14 votes
6  Adviser sales/marketing support12 votes
6  Overall service to midsize plans12 votes
8  Fee structure for advisers11 votes
8  Supporting materials11 votes
10  Value-added adviser services10 votes