The Six Simple Steps

1. Go through 2 hours of training (if you are familiar with ERISA)
2. Once training is complete, take and pass the exam and then present the value of the DALBAR Solution to your clients
3. Assist your clients in preparing the plan profile
4. Explain/interpret the results for your client
5. Implement changes with your client as needed
6. Repeat the process annually

Resources for Advisors and TPAs

• ERISA Fee Disclosure & Recommendation Service Report - Independent Third Party support for advisors and plan Sponsors to comply with ERISA Fee Disclosure.
• Electronic Disclosure for ERISA 404(a)(5) Participant Fee Disclosure - A paper that describes the Department of Labor Technical Release No. 2011-03 which relaxes the requirements for electronic delivery of the disclosures required by the ERISA 404(a)(5) Fee Disclosure regulations (free).
• 408(b)(2) Online - An audio/visual presentation of fee disclosure requirements in four parts (free).
• 408(b)(2) Readiness Assessment - A worksheet that summarizes requirements for services provider disclosures to plan sponsors (free).
• 404(a)(5) Game Changer - A paper that describes the effect that fee disclosures will have on plan participants and the industry (free).
• Burdens of Knowledge - A paper that details new plan sponsor duties and responsibilities under new fee disclosure requirements.
• Proof of Fee Disclosure - An Example - This proof illustrates the type of documentation that plan sponsors need to establish compliance with 408(b)(2) requirements.
• 401(k) Registered Fiduciary (401(k) RF™) - Professional designation and credentials to support fiduciary status reported for 408(b)(2) disclosure.
• An Executive Summary of ERISA Risks - A paper describing the real and imagined risks of being and ERISA Fiduciary.
• New Retirement Regulation Applicability - The CSP Determinator is an tool to assist in finding out if a general type or a specific service arrangement requires 408(b)(2) disclosure.
• What is your plan worth - A promotional piece.