Preparing Your Retirement Plans for Year End

Year end is closer than it looks – and the window to make meaningful changes to your retirement plans is already opening. If clients are considering updates, new services, or even a provider change for a 1/1 effective date, those conversations need to start well before the year-end rush.

In this session, we'll walk through a practical year-end checklist for advisors, with a focus on where recordkeeper and TPA evaluation fits into a strong annual process. We’ll cover fiduciary due diligence realistic timelines for plan changes and conversions, and how to help clients think through whether their current provider is still meeting their needs - even if they ultimately decide to stay put. Join us as we discuss:

• How to incorporate provider evaluation into your year-end checklist
• What to know about timelines, dependencies, and conversions if you're contemplating a provider change
• Discussion points and a simple checklist you can use with clients to start the dialogue

For financial professional use only. This session is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute investment, legal, tax, or fiduciary advice, or a recommendation regarding any particular plan, provider, or course of action. Advisors and plan sponsors should evaluate plan decisions based on their own facts and circumstances and in consultation with their own legal, tax, and other professional advisors.