Reduce Reputational Risk and Liability
We specialize in providing fiduciary oversight, advice, and guidance for your retirement plan and its investment offerings through our fiduciary risk management services.
An often unaddressed area of risk exposure for an organization is its retirement plan. Protect your firm’s reputational risk and fiduciary liability by partnering with a co-fiduciary who is an expert in retirement plan governance, oversight, and management.
CEFEX Fiduciary Certificate of Completion
The Centre for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX) has awarded DirectAdvisors a CEFEX Fiduciary Certificate of Completion. This prestigious certification is only given to companies that adhere to a standard representing best practices in the industry.
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DirectAdvisors ‘Gives Thanks’ by Giving Back
DirectAdvisors has teamed up with CAPTAIN Community Human Services to give back to our local community. Each year, CAPTAIN distributes Thanksgiving Baskets to families in need, with everything needed for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The DirectAdvisors Team is honored to be able to donate a basket, including a $200 gift card to help make a local family’s Thanksgiving truly special.
DirectAdvisors – Nyhart Video Podcast: Cash Balance Plans
DirectAdvisors was pleased to welcome two guests to our latest installment of our video podcast series. Mike Kiley (Consultant and Relationship Manager) and Karl Willman (Principal/Director of Midwest Small Defined Benefit Operations) of Nyhart joined Stacy Gregory, plan advisor from DirectAdvisors, in a discussion on Cash Balance Plans. Utilizing prevailing wage dollars in a Cash Balance Pension Plan offers various benefits for both employers and their employees. From tax benefits to employee retention, our panelists discussed how this type of plan works, and the advantages of implementing it alongside a defined contribution plan.
DirectAdvisors – Newport Retirement Services Video Podcast: Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs)
DirectAdvisors is pleased to announce our 2nd video podcast in our ongoing retirement plan podcast series. Our guest in this episode was Matt Petralia, Regional Director, Northeast Region of Newport Retirement Services (Newport Group). Matt spent a few minutes speaking with DirectAdvisors’ Co-Founder and President, Tom Santa Barbara, on multi-employer plans, with a particular focus on Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), which were introduced as part of the SECURE Act of 2019.
