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

Voya Financial

Qualified plan adviser votes182
Overall perception among plan advisers
Very favorable14.9%
Somewhat favorable39.0%
Not favorable24.8%
No opinion20.6%
Plan adviser experience with provider
Worked with many times32.4%
Worked with a few times39.7%
Worked with once9.6%
Never worked with18.4%
Top 10 service categories
1  Wholesalers10 votes
2  Overall service to small plans9 votes
3  Value for price8 votes
3  Overall service to micro plans8 votes
5  Plan participant support6 votes
5  Participant education materials6 votes
7  Plan sponsor support5 votes
7  Adviser sales/marketing support5 votes
9  Fee structure for advisers4 votes
10  Adviser support post-sale3 votes