Problems with Plan Education
The Big Problems
Average household retirement savings shortfall at retirement
1
:
$250,000
Less than 10% of participants are contacted by an advisor withsuggestions on how to close the retirement preparedness gap
2
The Contributing Factors
The impact of plan education on individual participant behavior is not being measured and therefore cannot be optimized
Existing plan education tools provide no role for advisors
Education is delivered inefficiently with meetings and brochures
Education tools are tied to a provider's platform
1. McKinsey,
Restoring American's Retirement Security,
2009 2. Ibid.