8 Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Plan Advisor

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From ‘Do It for Me’ to ‘Do It Myself,’ Fisher\SMB™ offers a wide variety of investment solutions to meet the needs of plan participants.
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Three Icons on the screen with: Do it for Me Guide Me Inform Me Do it Myself Below the icons | Female Voice: “We provide services others can’t or won’t provide like superior plan and investment guidance from do it for me, to do it myself Fisher offers a wide variety of investment solutions to meet the needs of plan participants. For those who prefer a hands-off approach and do not want to be involved in the selection and management of their investments, Fisher will implement an investment plan based on each participant’s age. For those looking for a guided approach to investment selection, Fisher will provide ongoing asset allocation guidance to support participants in their investment management. For experienced investors who prefer to develop their own plan, Fisher will provide an education based approach to help participants create their investment plan. For sophisticated investors who have the knowledge and time to dedicate to research, or are working with a personal investment advisor, Fisher can support a self-directed brokerage account with over 16,000 funds and stocks to choose from. |
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. Intended for use by employers considering or sponsoring retirement plans; not for personal use by plan participants. Fisher Retirement Solutions™, Fisher\SMB™, FisherSMB™, and all related logos and designs are trademarks of Fisher Retirement Solutions, LLC, which is not connected to Fisher Investments. ©2025 Fisher Retirement Solutions | No matter what investment solution you choose, Fisher is with you every step of the way. |
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Our high-touch, wealth-generating employee service model enables better employee outcomes.
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A white screen with a blue outline of a person appears on screen with the thought bubble and inside the thought bubble is a palm tree. The person and the thought bubble disappears and in its place a circle with an outline of three people in the center, and a board with an arrow pointing up animates on screen. the outside circle spins and inside an outline of two people sitting at a table appear on screen. The outside circle spins to change the inside graphic to a document with a pie chart and graph. The outside circle spins again to reveal a percentage chart. The screen turns to blue with the graphics 46% higher participation and 80% deferral rates on screen. at the bottom of the screen a disclaimer reads *Average increases as of 12/31/2021 | Female Voice: “You want your employees to be setup for a successful retirement. While many advisors offer cookie-cutter group education and enrollment meetings, Fisher offers one on one enrollment sessions where retirement counselors meet to help participants create an investment strategy that is unique to their individual goals and provide guidance to help participants to tailor asset and sub asset allocation based on their individual goals. As a result Fisher has 46%* higher participation and 80%* higher deferral rates. |
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. Intended for use by employers considering or sponsoring retirement plans; not for personal use by plan participants. Fisher Retirement Solutions™, Fisher\SMB™, FisherSMB™, and all related logos and designs are trademarks of Fisher Retirement Solutions, LLC, which is not connected to Fisher Investments. ©2025 Fisher Retirement Solutions | Improvements in participation and savings rates have huge impacts over time. Schedule a consultation to learn more about how Fisher can help your employees save more toward their retirement goals. Schedule a consultation to learn more. |
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Administration Support
Our services focus on doing everything we can for you. From acting as a single point-of-contact for your plan to selecting investments, we provide services that many other providers can’t or won’t provide.
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Over a white screen a blue outline of a person dissolves on screen, under it it reads “Plan Sponsor”. Above the plan sponsor a small blue box with the words, Adviser and arrows moving better the advisor and the plan sponsor. | Female Voice: “There are two models for managing communication with retirement plan vendors. A typical plan advisor offers a do-it-yourself approach to administrative support where not only do you, or the plan sponsor, have to coordinate with a plan advisor, |
Blue boxes with the words Payroll, ERISA compliance, Record Keeper, Participants, and Third-Party Administrator appear on screen around the Plan Sponsor. Arrows run between all the blue text boxes and the Plan Sponsor in the center. | but you also have to troubleshoot retirement plan issues with your payroll provider, ERISA compliance provider, record keeper, plan participants and the third party administrator. |
These move over to the left side of the screen to make room for another Plan Sponsor. Above this Plan Sponsors it reads “Fisher Do It For You Solution” below the Plan Sponsor is reads “Fisher Solution” Under the Fisher Solution are the blue text boxes that read Payroll, ERISA compliance, Record Keeper, Participants, and Third-Party Administrator. Arrows run between the Fisher Solution and the Text boxes. And then arrows move from Fisher Solution to the Plan Sponsor. | Fisher offers a Do It For You solution. Which focuses on doing everything we can for you. From acting as a single point of contact for your plan, to fielding participant questions. We provide services that many other advisers can’t or won’t provide and if we can’t do it for you, we’ll be there each step of the way to do it with you. |
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. Intended for use by employers considering or sponsoring retirement plans; not for personal use by plan participants. Fisher Retirement Solutions™, Fisher\SMB™, FisherSMB™, and all related logos and designs are trademarks of Fisher Retirement Solutions, LLC, which is not connected to Fisher Investments. ©2025 Fisher Retirement Solutions | Schedule a Consultation to learn more. |
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