How to implement ADP retirement services?

As a plan administrator you’ll have access to smart, flexible technology and tools, as well as an experienced, responsive team. And when it comes to implementation, we make it easy, with a specialized ADP manager to help ensure the process runs smoothly.

Design a better 401(k) retirement plan

From easy plan management and unbiased investment choices to fiduciary services, simple plan setup and time-saving efficiencies, you can leverage benefits that make a difference with our retirement plan solutions.

ADP^® Retirement Services Capabilities

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Plan Sponsor Website

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Easily manage your 401(k) retirement plan

Managing a retirement plan can be challenging — many of the responsibilities are time-consuming, complex and require careful execution. We are here to help.

Experience the ease of automation with ADP’s powerful technology and built-in notifications. Plus, you'll get the look and feel that you and your employees want, with an easy-to-use, clean interface. Watch our video to see how our plan sponsor website helps you manage your retirement plan.

Choose the fund option you want, from unbiased investment choices

Making the best possible investment choices for your plan is critical to its success. Whether your advisor is providing investment advisory services or you are considering hiring a third party for this support, ADP can accommodate your plan needs. And as an independent record keeper, we have no investment bias or hidden agenda.

Control risk with advisory services

When you sponsor a retirement plan, your company is responsible for the investment selection and monitoring associated with your plan — and that's more than most small (1-49 employees) or midsized (50-999 employees) companies want to take on, especially since one in three retirement plans have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or Department of Labor (DOL). ¹

ADP can help you reduce this “investment fiduciary burden”:

For plans working with an advisor, Mesirow Financial offers co-fiduciary or investment manager services, depending on the support needed. ²
For plans not working with an advisor, ADP's affiliate, ADP Strategic Plan Services, LLC, is available. ³

Get flexible plan design and easy setup

Whether you are looking to establish a new retirement plan or move your plan to ADP, we can help you design a plan that meets the needs of your workforce and answers questions like:

At what age should my employees be eligible to participate in the plan?
How long should employees work for me before qualifying to join the plan?
Should my employees have access to a third-party online investment advisory service?
Is a Safe Harbor plan a good choice for my company?
Should the plan offer employees a Roth 401(k) option?
Would my employees benefit from automatic enrollment?

And when it comes to implementation, we make it easy, with a specialized ADP manager to help ensure the process runs smoothly.

ADP^® Retirement Services Implementation

See how as a plan administrator you’ll have access to smart, flexible technology and tools, as well as an experienced, responsive team.

Gain efficiencies with SMARTSync® Comprehensive Plan Automation

If you're already an ADP payroll client, you'll gain efficiency with seamless integration between ADP's payroll and ADP's 401(k) plan record-keeping systems. SMARTSync:

Eliminates the manual data entry associated with many plan administration tasks. ADP commissioned Retirement Insights, LLC to examine how plan sponsors value integration. Survey respondents reported an 86 percent time savings through the integration process.⁴
Means less work and less compliance risk with preset programming that manages tasks and checks for errors, delivering greater data accuracy. The majority of survey respondents said integrating services reduced their compliance concerns.⁵

SMARTSync Comprehensive Plan Automation continuously shares critical plan data between ADP payroll and ADP retirement plan record-keeping systems, where data is checked for accuracy and potential errors are flagged.

SMARTSync integrates with certain ADP payroll and all-in-one HR solutions, including RUN Powered by ADP^® and ADP Workforce Now^®.

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FY17 EBSA Fact Sheet "EBSA Restores Over $1.1 Billion to Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries."
Fiduciary services are provided through Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Mesirow Financial refers to Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates. The Mesirow Financial name and logo are registered service marks of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. © 2019, Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. Advisory Fees are described in Mesirow Financial Investment.
Investment advisory and management services provided through ADP Strategic Plan Services, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor (SPS). Registration does not imply any level of skill or training. SPS affiliates may also receive fees paid by manufacturers or distributors of the investment options included in this product in connection to other professional services provided by the applicable SPS affiliate. The advice provided by SPS is in no way related or contingent upon the payment received for these other services. SPS and its affiliates do not offer investment, tax or legal advice to individuals. SPS is not acting and does not purport to act in any way as an advisor or in a fiduciary capacity vis-a-vis any plan beneficiaries. It is strongly suggested that any prospective client obtain independent advice in relation to any investment, financial, legal, tax, accounting or regulatory issues discussed herein. Analyses and opinions contained herein may be based on assumptions that if altered can change the analyses or opinions expressed. Nothing contained herein shall constitute any representation or warranty as to future performance of any financial instrument or other market or economic measure.
Service Integration Analysis - Small Market; Retirement Insights, LLC, February 2018.
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