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Below is a list of helpful documents provided by the LPL Research Team.


 

Business Relationship with LPL

Data as of May 31, 2021

Fortune 500 ranks U.S. companies based on a review of the prior year's total revenue and factors such as profits after taxes, year-end assets and total stockholders' equity.
As reported by Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2020, based on total revenue.
2020/2021 Kehrer Bielan TPM Survey. Based on financial institution market share.
Cerulli Associates, 2019 U.S. RIA Marketplace Report

 

 

 

This material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC.

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This material was prepared by LPL Financial, LLC.

If your financial professional is located at a bank or credit union, please note that the bank/credit union is not registered as a broker-dealer or investment advisor. Registered representatives of LPL may also be employees of the bank/credit union. These products and services are being offered through LPL or its affiliates, which are separate entities from, and not affiliates of, the bank/credit union. Securities and insurance offered through LPL or its affiliates are:

 

 

 

LPL Retirement Plan Tools

Addressing The Challenge

If you’re like most plan sponsors, you have many demanding challenges competing for your attention. LPL representatives work with retirement plans every day, and they will help save you time and effort. LPL representatives bring the experience and tools that deliver value, help seek to improve participant outcomes, and help manage your fiduciary risks.

When you partner with an LPL retirement representative, we work together to create an optimal, tailored plan configuration, helping you provide a customized fit for your employees.

Fiduciary Best Practices

Fiduciary Monitoring System Efficiently monitors your investment lineup and notifies you of changes in performance or criteria, and creates a customized investment policy statement.
Retirement Plan Health Check Objective reporting on your plan’s health and value, using key plan attributes in comparison to a valid peer group. Attributes may include age based group deferral rates, average account balances, portfolio diversification by age group and in total, aggregate plan performance, and more.
Industry Reports Detailed report covering the annual PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Study of more than 5,000 plan sponsors in 28 industries.
ERISA Help Desk Technical help and answers from industry professionals are always within reach so your LPL representative can inquire about even the most complex questions and situations on your behalf.
Fiduciary Vault Centralized storage for all plan-related forms and documents, including plan reviews, meeting notes, announcements, and more.

Enhanced Fiduciary Capabilities

Our tools are enhanced through a partnership with Fiduciary Benchmarks, Inc., a leader in plan benchmarking technologies.

Retirement Outcomes Evaluator Provides a process that promotes better participant outcomes.
PlanPoint, PlanProfile, and FeeChecker Uses provider data that is straight from the source to give you a more complete picture of fees so you can make better decisions.
V2.1 Full Benchmarking Report Helps you analyze the reasonableness of fees, rather than merely knowing what they are.

Prudent Fee Management

Expense Analyzer Provides clarity on plan fees by generating a cohesive analysis and report. Shows immediately whether the plan’s fee structure is competitive.
Fee Comparison and Analysis Evaluation Creates a comprehensive fee-analysis overview covering total plan fees, including those for investment management, recordkeeping, and advisor/ consultant, as well as plan benefits and features.

Investment Due Diligence and Benchmarking

Investment Due Diligence Timely research reports from the LPL Financial Research Team, compiling precise quarterly reports to keep your advisor up-to-date on funds and the market.
Fund Line-up Comparison Tool Compares up to five service provider portfolios for fees and performance, demonstrating relative strengths and weaknesses of fund options.

 

 

Weekly Market Commentary

Each week the LPL Financial Research team assembles thoughtful insight on market news.

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