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How will the defined contribution industry sell and service small and startup plans?

Fred Barstein, The Retirement Adviser University,

November 14, 2022

 

With the potential explosion of small businesses plans due to state mandates, the question is who will sell and services these small or no asset balance plans and whether PEPs or GOPs will be most popular. Joe Smolen, head of sales for Empower’s core and institutional markets, shares his insights and predictions.

About the Author

Fred Barstein

The Retirement Adviser University,, Founder and CEO

Fred Barstein is founder and CEO of The Retirement Adviser University, a collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education, The Plan Sponsor University and 401kTV. He had been contributing editor for InvestmentNews where he created RPAConvergence and the RPA Roundtables & Thinktanks for senior managers at DC record keepers, aggregators, broker dealers and CIOs. He helped create the National Association of Plan Advisors as a member of the founding Leadership Board, Chair of the Membership Committee and was founding Editor-in-Chief for NAPA-Net which he led until 2016. Barstein received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Boston College and his Law Degree from Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.

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