Employer Plans Consulting

Strategic partners

Learn more about how each Osaic strategic partner can further assist your employer plan needs.

American Funds

Ameritas

Betterment Advisor Solutions

Equitable

Human Interest

Lincoln Financial

Nationwide

PCS Retirement

Principal

Transamerica

Helping Everyday American Thrive!
Everyone deserves to live their best life. That’s why, for more than a century, we have delivered financial services that help people thrive. Transamerica’s insurance, retirement, and investment solutions give everyday people, from all walks of life, tools to make the most of what’s important to them.

Providing retirement solutions for organizations of all sizes and industries, Transamerica offers fully
bundled or unbundled plans, including:

• Defined contribution

• Nonqualified deferred compensation
• Defined benefit
• Pooled plan arrangements

Our depth of experience spans all industries but includes a specialized focus in:

• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Higher education

Helping employees prepare for retirement requires more than simply managing their retirement accounts. We offer well-being solutions that encourage employees to prepare for the unexpected, optimize their health, and expand their financial literacy because we believe an integrated approach can enhance retirement readiness.

Our industry award-winning sales and service teams are always here to help you prospect, service and grow your retirement plan business. You’ll find additional information on Transamerica capabilities, Pooled Plan resources, Workplace Wellness, and much more by visiting the Digital Sales Room. Click Here to visit.

Thank you for your partnership! Please reach out to your Transamerica Regional Vice President and let them know how they can help support and grow your retirement plan business. Retirement Distribution Territory Map.

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Startup Central

American Funds
American Funds SIMPLE+ is a SIMPLE IRA solution that acts and feels like a 401k from a financial professional standpoint. This product is eligible for commission or fee-based compensation. Reach out to the Osaic Employer Plan Team for more information.

American Funds Simple Plus

American Funds
American Funds RecordKeeper direct is an unbundled 401k solution designed for plans under $1M in assets. Pricing varies depending on one of six set fund share class lineups. This product is eligible for commission or fee-based compensation.

RecordKeeper direct | Capital Group
American Funds RKD Fact Sheet

Ameritas
A new, fully bundled and tailored NAV solution via their new acquisition of Blue Star put Ameritas in the mix for small plans with open architecture.

BlueStar Proposal Brochure

Betterment Advisor Solutions
Betterment is a tech-forward 401(k) solution with automated administration, customizable investment options, and dedicated support to help you serve clients in a scalable way.

Bring your clients a better 401(k)

The end-to-end 401(k) solution, built for advisors

Equitable
Retirement Gateway from Equitable creates efficiencies in the quote, plan design and onboarding process, saving valuable time in establishing a 401(k). It offers 3(16) administrative support and both 3(21) non-discretionary and 3(38) discretionary investment management options, a managed QDIA option and auto features that encourage participation.

Equitable 401k RGSB Overview

PCS Retirement
SIMPLE PRO IRA includes all standard features of a traditional SIMPLE IRA Plan:

Easy and inexpensive to set up and operate
Open architecture
No discrimination testing or government reporting

Plus, new features:

Automatic Enrollment
Automatic Contribution Increases
Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA
Secure Act 2.0 Tax Credits

Simple Pro IRA

PCS Retirement
PCS offers a comprehensive suite of retirement solutions tailored for small businesses. Our services include startup plans and combination cash balance plans, ensuring that every client's unique needs are met with precision and expertise. Partner with PCS to provide your clients with robust and reliable retirement solutions.

Our wholesale map

Human Interest
Human Interest provides fully bundled, flexible 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans for small to midsized companies. Their solution integrates with 500+ payroll providers, automating the manual tasks often associated with administering a plan. They help reduce your clients liability by serving as a 3(16) Fiduciary Services Provider and select 3(38) and 3(21) services. Their open architecture allows you to tailor the investment menu to meet the needs of your clients.

Learn more about Human Interest

Partnering with Human Interest overview

Human Interest Financial Advisor Partnership Team Map

The benefit of a retirement partner with integration capabilities

Lincoln Financial
Lincoln is in service of your success. Expect a personalized, dedicated approach to retirement plan servicing backed by breadth of experience:

Consultative support and strategies that complement, never compete with, your business.
Retirement and wellness solutions in the Lincoln Director^SM program, delivering an array of investment options, investment styles, and portfolio managers across 401(k) and group employer plans, including Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), that are TPA-serviced.
Technology that drives measurable results through actionable information and customized experiences in line with your clients’ goals.

Wholesaler Map

New plan resources:
Director Start-up Digital Brochure flyer

Other resources:
Partners in Prospecting
Investing in your success
Lincoln Value Promise

Nationwide
Nationwide’s Flexible Advantage program is a bundled or unbundled solution that offers a dedicated relationship manager and multiple investment manager options. It also features their Fund Window for enhanced investment flexibility and they are one of the only platforms to have in-plan income guarantee options.

Retirement Solutions - Nationwide

RetireAssist - Nationwide

Principal
Simply Retirement by Principal is a fee-only digital solution for bundled or unbundled plans with less than 100 employees offering streamlined, straightforward pricing, built in 3(38) investment management, zero revenue sharing. Use the interactive planner to create a plan proposal in minutes and share it by email without investing a lot of time and effort.

401k Plans for Small Business Owners | Simply Retirement By Principal®

Simply Retirement by Principal

Transamerica
The Transamerica Advantage Solution is available for bundled and unbundled service models on both Group Annuity Contract and NAV platforms. The Advantage Solution allows financial professions to run side by side comparisons of various plan options such as multiple QDIA, Stable value, target date funds, investment managers and fiduciary support options.

Advantage Solution

Online request for proposal

Submit an automated plan quote request to strategic partner recordkeepers.
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Pooled Plans

Ameritas

Is a Pooled Retirement Plan right for your business?

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The Role of a Financial Professional in Promoting and Growing a Pooled Plan.

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MEP Quick Reference Guide

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Equitable

We put all the pieces together so you don't have to.

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PCS Retirement

Give your clients access to a seamless retirement plan solution with our Pooled Employer Plan, featuring your brand throughout the client experience.

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Principal

See the advantages of a pooled employer plan with Principal^® EASE.

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TransAmerica

SEP, MEP, OR PEP: Identifying the key differences in retirement plans.

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Webinars & replays

STRATEGIC PARTNER WEBINAR
Safe Harbor 401(k) essentials: simplifying compliance and enhancing employee saving
Human Interest

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STRATEGIC PARTNER WEBINAR
Washington Pulse: Employer plan legislative and regulatory update
Equitable and the Retirement Learning Center

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STRATEGIC PARTNER WEBINAR
Build a high-performance retirement plan to help win and retain business
American Funds

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