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Your Partner in Providing Comprehensive Employee Benefits Consulting,

Investment Solutions, Fiduciary Support and Administration Services

Contact an Alliance Benefit Group

®

sales representative today at sales@abgnational.com.

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

WORLD-CLASS RECORDKEEPING

AND FLEXIBLE FIDUCIARY SERVICES

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

HELPING ADVISORS COMBINE

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Investment and

Fiduciary Support

In today’s rapidly changing retirement landscape, financial advisors need a trusted partner who offers administrative expertise and comprehensive services to help their plan sponsor clients succeed.

That’s where Alliance Benefit Group

®

comes in.

As an investment advisor, ABG®’s 401(k) ChoiceSM can provide you with a

comprehensive package of sound investment options, fiduciary support, and core administrative and recordkeeping services. 401(k) ChoiceSM

allows fee-based advisors and registered representatives to tailor investment selections, bundle plan options and customize fee schedules to align their business model with the needs of their plan sponsor clients.

Let’s work together to help grow your plan sponsor business.

A Partner with National Resources

and Personal Service

Alliance Benefit Group,® a national network of independently owned

retirement plan consulting firms, is one of the largest retirement plan administrators in the country. ABG® provides administrative services

to over 16,000 plans representing more than $52 billion in assets and approximately one million plan participants.

Offices in over 45 cities, 25 states and Puerto Rico.

Over 100 sales people to assist you.

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ABG

®

Makes it Easy for Advisors

ABG® gives financial advisors the tools and resources to service the plan sponsor marketplace with confidence. Thousands

of registered investment advisors and financial advisors affiliated with broker/dealers look to ABG® to provide their plan

sponsor clients with outstanding service and advice at both the corporate and participant level. With 401(k) ChoiceSM, our

fiduciary investment advisory support, quality investment platform, and administrative expertise allows financial advisors to focus on what they do best: servicing their clients.

Working for You

Administration and Recordkeeping

Local Sales Support

Knowledgeable Plan Specialists

Investment Advisory Support

Co-Branded Proposals for Plan Sponsors

Investment Policy Statements

Quarterly Investment Monitoring Reports

Participant Educational Materials

Website Access to Plan Information

Auto Enrollment to Drive Participation

Auto Escalation to Increase Balances

3(38) Fiduciary Protection

Your Role on the Team

As a financial advisor, you know your plan sponsor clients best — their business, key employees, corporate goals and culture. Your knowledge is invaluable in structuring a total retirement plan solution that is as unique as your client. ABG® knows plan consulting,

recordkeeping and administration. Together, we can provide advice and service individually tailored to the specific needs of your small- and mid-sized corporate clients.

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Serving the Needs of

Plan Sponsors

ABG® is widely recognized within the industry for providing high

quality service, flexibility and expertise. Years of experience as an independent benefits consultant give our plan sponsor clients and financial advisor partners the assurance that we can provide innovative solutions to today’s changing retirement landscape. We currently service over 16,000 plans in the small- and mid-sized markets with participant numbers ranging in size from just a few individuals to more than 5,000 employees.

Benefits that Fit the Plan Sponsor

Dedicated Client Service Specialist

Plan Design/Review and “Optimization” Advice

New Plan Document/Summary Plan Description

Conversion to New Platform by Dedicated Team

Comprehensive Compliance and Tax Reporting

Plan Reports (Online and Paper)

Trustee Services, if Desired

Distribution Processing including 1099

408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) Disclosures

Website Access to Plan Information

Quarterly Newsletter

Auto Enrollment to Drive Participation

Auto Escalation to Increase Balances

3(38) Fiduciary Protection

Helping Employees

Achieve a Comfortable

Retirement

ABG® provides a robust suite of services and tools to help

employees feel confident and achieve success. Today, over one million employees across the country count on ABG® to

help them better understand retirement savings and the various options available to them.

Valuable Resources for the Participant

Education/Enrollment Booklets

Online Enrollment Options

Quarterly Account Statements with Personal Rate of Return

Paper or Electronic Statements

Gap Analysis

Call Center Assistance

Interactive Voice Response System

Participant Website

Auto Enrollment to Drive Participation

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Comprehensive

Partner Advantages

When you partner with ABG,® you get everything you expect from

a major independent national retirements benefit provider. With decades of experience and a national platform of benefit services, we are committed to providing you with innovative resources and services that can help make your retirement plan business more successful. Those services include:

Eligibility Determination

Auto Enroll/Auto Escalate

401(k) SmartPlan Interactive Education/Enrollment

New Comparability Contribution Design

Defined Benefit Plan Administration

Cash Balance Plan Administration

ESOP Administration

403(b) Plan Administration

Benchmarking Services

Level Compensation Fee Structure

Risk Based Investment Models

3(38) Fiduciary Protection

*Services may vary among ABG® offices.

The ABG

®

Difference

ABG® is uniquely positioned to provide you with:

Local Sales Assistance to the Advisor

Local Servicing of the Plan Sponsor

Full Crediting of AUM to the Broker Dealer at Fund Levels

Level Compensation Fee Structure

Competitive Compensation to the Advisor

Low or No Cost to the Plan Sponsor

Our ability to provide these features adds value for our clients and differentiates us from our competition.

The ABG

®

Difference

ABG® is uniquely positioned to provide you with:

Local Sales Assistance to the Advisor

Local Servicing of the Plan Sponsor

Full Crediting of AUM to the Broker Dealer at Fund Levels

Level Compensation Fee Structure

Competitive Compensation to the Advisor

Low or No Cost to the Plan Sponsor

Our ability to provide these features adds value for our clients and differentiates us from our competition.

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Contact Us

As an investment advisor, ABG®’s 401(k) ChoiceSM can provide you with a

comprehensive package of sound investment options, fiduciary support, and core administrative and recordkeeping services.

Discover how our experience, technology, and innovative approach can solve your benefits puzzle.

Contact an Alliance Benefit Group® sales representative today at

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Your Partner in Providing Comprehensive Employee Benefits Consulting,

Investment Solutions, Fiduciary Support and Administration Services

Contact an Alliance Benefit Group

®

sales representative today at sales@abgnational.com.

401(K) CHOICE

AN INVESTMENT ADVISORY PROGRAM

FOR TODAY’S 401(K) MARKETPLACE

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