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planadviser's 2019
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Retirement Plan Advisers
Noteworthy
retirement
plan specialists,
based on
number of
plans and total
assets under
advisement
gain this year, PLANADVISER is pleased to present its annual " Top 100 Retirement
Plan Advisers. " The list includes advisers at the top of their respective peer
groups in terms of assets under advisement (AUA) or number of retirement plan
clients-including sponsors of defined contribution (DC), defined benefit (DB) and
nonqualified plans.
To become eligible for this quantitative listing, advisers must complete the annual
PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey, fielded each September. Respondents
are divided into categories for evaluation-these categories are defined by the number
of advisers, plus support staff, in the practice. This year, as last, the firms fall under the
following headings: individual adviser-meaning one adviser and support staff; small
team-a group of two or more advisers and support staff, the total not exceeding 10;
large team-a group of 11 through 35 advisers and support staff; and mega teams-36
or more team members in all. This year's list includes 21 individuals, 33 small teams, 30
large teams and 16 mega teams.
In the pages that follow, we highlight the quantitative standouts according to the dollar
value of qualified plan AUA as well as the number of plans under advisement. The eligibility
standards continue to change each year, to reflect the ever-improving qualifications
of those submitting in each category. This year, individuals needed a minimum of 100
plans or $1 billion in retirement plan AUA; small teams had to advise at least $1.8 billion
in retirement plan assets or 115 plans; large teams needed $3.5 billion or more in retirement
plan AUA or 200 or more plans; and mega teams had to oversee at least $12 billion
in retirement plan AUA or 300 plans. Congratulations to all of those advisers listed! -PA
METHODOLOGY: The " PLANADVISER Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers " list is compiled
from responses to the PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey. The list is drawn
solely from a set of quantitative variables and information in the survey supplied by the
advisers themselves. For an adviser to be eligible for recognition in the 2019 Top 100,
he had to submit a completed entry to our 2018 Retirement Plan Adviser Survey, which
was fielded this past September. A sub-segment of the questions was used to determine
eligibility for the Top 100.
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