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

Empower Retirement

Qualified plan adviser votes266
Overall perception among plan advisers
Very favorable46.7%
Somewhat favorable37.9%
Not favorable7.1%
No opinion7.1%
Plan adviser experience with provider
Worked with many times57.1%
Worked with a few times26.2%
Worked with once7.1%
Never worked with9.5%
Top 10 service categories
1  Value for price40 votes
2  Overall service to small plans37 votes
3  Participant education materials35 votes
4  Fee structure for advisers34 votes
5  Adviser support post-sale32 votes
6  Plan participant support27 votes
7  Wholesalers26 votes
8  Overall service to micro plans25 votes
9  Plan sponsor support24 votes
9  Supporting materials24 votes