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Part Four: Working with advisors and consultants

07/09/2019

Catherine Peterson

Our fourth biennial Defined Contribution (DC) Plan Sponsor Survey offers insights into the power of being proactive to help position more participants for greater retirement funding success. This year’s research highlights how proactive plans and proactive advisors and consultants are more likely to offer industry best practices and experience higher levels of overall satisfaction across a broad range of metrics. We present these findings in four parts covering plan sponsor goals, plan design, target date fund (TDF) usage and working with advisors and consultants.

View the DC Plan Sponsor Survey Findings overview >


 

Most plans work with advisors/consultants and are generally satisfied

Most plan sponsors—71%—use advisor/consultant, and 67% are satisfied with their relationships. However, fewer than one in four (24%) express extreme satisfaction.

Advisor/consultant usage is high

EXHIBIT 16: DO YOU USE A FINANCIAL ADVISOR, PLAN ADVISOR OR CONSULTANT FOR YOUR PLAN?


Note: Has an advisor/consultant, n=615. All numbers are rounded to the nearest full percentage.
Source: J.P. Morgan Plan Sponsor Research 2019.

Value in being proactive

Plan sponsors who work with advisors/consultants that proactively suggest new ideas and share best practices to evolve the plan are more likely to be extremely satisfied with the relationship—41% vs. 17% of plan sponsors with advisors/consultants who do not offer these types of insights.

Plan sponsors with proactive advisors/consultants also tend to be much more confident in plan decisions and understanding of fees, as well as more apt to offer proactive plan features. Furthermore, 73% are confident they receive value for the fees they are paying, compared with 58% for plan sponsors with less proactive advisors/consultants and 47% for plan sponsors without.

Plan sponsors with proactive advisors/consultants are more secure about their decisions and are more often proactive themselves in plan design

EXHIBIT 17: KEY DIFFERENCES BY ADVISOR/CONSULTANT USAGE AND PROACTIVENESS

 

Note: Does not have an advisor/consultant, n=233; has less proactive advisor/consultant, n=400; has proactive advisor/consultant, n=215.
Source: J.P. Morgan Plan Sponsor Research 2019.

IMPLICATIONS

Our research from this year’s survey shows that advisors and consultants have a real opportunity to differentiate their services by being proactive. Plan sponsors report they get tremendous value from working with partners they consider proactive, both in terms of how satisfied they are with the relationship and with their overall plan decisions and plan design. Yet only 27% say their advisors and consultants proactively suggest new ideas and share best practices to advance the plan. This relatively limited number offers a real chance for advisors and consultants who do consistently bring new insights to the table. Taking a more proactive approach can add meaningful value to their client relationships and potentially tap into new ways to expand their businesses.


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READ MORE PLAN SPONSOR SURVEY FINDINGS

Part One: Understanding plan sponsor goals

How plan sponsors see their philosophical role naturally affects how they approach managing their plan.

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Part Two: Building momentum with plan design

With proactive plan design programs, plan sponsors can offer effective strategies to help position more participants on stronger retirement investment paths.

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Part Three: Selecting the right target date fund

Performance and fees continue to dominate how plans evaluate TDFs, while important factors such as demographics and glide path structure still lag.

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Survey Findings

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