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

Prudential Retirement

Qualified plan adviser votes169
Overall perception among plan advisers
Very favorable29.8%
Somewhat favorable42.0%
Not favorable6.1%
No opinion22.1%
Plan adviser experience with provider
Worked with many times29.5%
Worked with a few times26.4%
Worked with once15.5%
Never worked with28.7%
Top 10 service categories
1  Plan sponsor education materials9 votes
2  Overall service to midsize plans8 votes
3  Adviser support post-sale6 votes
4  Value-added adviser services5 votes
4  Supporting materials5 votes
4  Overall service to large plans5 votes
7  Adviser sales/marketing support4 votes
7  Participant education materials4 votes
7  Wholesalers4 votes
10  Plan sponsor support3 votes