Membership-Based Research Network
[ for top retirement plan recordkeeping, investment only, and retirement advisory firms ]
How We Can Help
[ Recordkeepers ]
- Capitalizing on the 2021 In-Plan Retirement Income Opportunity
- Selling Plans During and After a Pandemic
- Operating in a New World of Virtual Relationship Management
[ Investment Only ]
Our research for DCIOs focuses on sales and product development, examples include:
- Evolving the DCIO Sales Model
- Understanding the Business Impact of CITs
- Organizing Around the Insurance and Sub-advised Opportunity
[ Retirement Advisory Firms ]
- Growing into a True Distribution Powerhouse
- Balancing Integration and Advisor Entrepreneurship
- Using Advice to Bridge the Gap Between Retirement and Wealth
See an overview of our 2024 initiatives.
Latest Publications
Operating in a New Oligopoly: Strategies for Mastering DCIO Distribution Partnerships
After years of consolidation, a considerably smaller group of firms (recordkeepers and aggregators) are dominating the retirement space and controlling a larger portion of the DCIO opportunity. These influential firms want to charge more for partnership, work with...
Comparing Group Plans
The following table provides a comparative overview of Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs), and Groups of Plans (GOPs). This comparison aims to highlight key differences and similarities among these retirement plan arrangements.
The Workplace Product Opportunity
In March 2024, the RLF surveyed retirement plan recordkeepers to better understand their success with and outlook for various “adjacent” workplace products. We received 12 complete responses. Overall, the data paints a good picture of the opportunity that...
Terminated Participants
In December of 2023, the RLF conducted a member-requested survey on how recordkeepers handle terminated participants and their efforts to help advisors capture the rollover. This report includes the results of this survey, to which 9 firms responded.