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

Wells Fargo & Co.

Qualified plan adviser votes146
Overall perception among plan advisers
Very favorable13.4%
Somewhat favorable34.6%
Not favorable11.0%
No opinion40.2%
Plan adviser experience with provider
Worked with many times19.0%
Worked with a few times28.1%
Worked with once10.7%
Never worked with42.1%
Top 10 service categories
1  Overall service to large plans4 votes
2  Overall service to small plans3 votes
2  Value for price3 votes
2  Participant education materials3 votes
2  Plan sponsor support3 votes
2  Adviser support post-sale3 votes
2  Reputation3 votes
2  Overall service to mega plans3 votes
9  Overall service to midsize plans2 votes
10  Wholesalers1 vote