Through our affiliate, New Wealth Advisors, we offer a comprehensive range of fee-based services that delivers the independent, unbiased guidance you need to understand and effectively manage your complex retirement plan and associated investment issues. As part of a full scope of retirement plan advisory solutions, we can help you and your organization to maximize plan efficiency, ensure compliance with ERISA’s rigorous standards and meet your objective of offering a best-in-class retirement plan for your employees.
Plan Review and Assessment
Our retirement plan review and assessment services take an in-depth look at the design of your plan with the goal of maximizing plan efficiency and ensuring compliance.
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Fiduciary education and reporting
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Investment management and consulting
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Plan document design consulting
Retirement Plan Provider Search and Implementation
Not only do our benchmarking and full vendor search solutions help you meet your fiduciary obligations but they are also designed to minimize your total plan costs and maximize the scope and quality of plan provider services for your organization.
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Conversion oversight
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Plan merger support
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Record keeper search and selection (RFP)
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Advisor searches
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Renegotiating of record keeper fees
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Plan cost/revenue analysis
Institutional Investment Consulting
Our independent investment review process helps you to enhance investment opportunities, manage and control risk and reduce exposure to fiduciary liability. Whether you are looking for advice overseeing your plan investment menu or are seeking a consultant to help you run your committee directed pool of investments, our team of professionals is available to assist.
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Institutional investment review and recommendations
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Direct interviews with portfolio management teams
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Benchmarking of investments within peer group/industry
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Comprehensive plan cost analysis
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Investment committee charter
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Investment Policy Statement — review, update or create
Fiduciary Process Management and Guidance
Guidance from our team of retirement plan advisors takes a holistic approach to ensure you understand the full scope of your fiduciary responsibilities. We examine the health of your plan, identify potential weaknesses, determine necessary corrective action steps and guide you in the implementation of prudent processes.
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Committee formation or process review
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Measurement of health of plan – “Fiduciary Fitness Program”
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Compliance audit checklist
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Investment Policy and committee governance
Employee Education and Advice
We offer a rich mix of plan support services to help you effectively manage the ever-changing landscape of retirement plans and the associated regulatory environment surrounding them. Through counsel and communication, we also guide your plan participants to reach retirement goals by ensuring they are better informed about their investments, asset allocation and risk tolerance.
- Committee level employee education and consulting
- Group or individual employee investment education meetings
- Employee communication campaigns
- Employee newsletters and memos