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Can you manage your clients’ employer-sponsored retirement account?

Can you manage your clients’ employer-sponsored retirement account?

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85 million U.S. workers have employer-sponsored retirement accounts.¹

These account types differ depending on the industry. Some of the most common industries and their associated plan types are:

401(k)s 

Technology  Banking and Finance Private law practices For-profit hospitals

403(b)s

K-12 education Non-profit organizations Healthcare Public universities

457s

Government  Non-profit and government healthcare systems

TSPs

Federal civil services Military

401(a)s

Public universities  Healthcare  Government  Non-profit organizations

SEPs

Small businesses 


Don’t let these critical assets go unmanaged. Getting started is easy.

  1. Use resources such as careeronestop.org and your county’s economic development webpage to identify major employers in your area.

  2. Determine what types of plans your clients have. If you’re unaware of what type of plan a client has, be sure to ask them in your next meeting.

  3. Become knowledgeable about the types of defined contribution plans your clients may have.

¹A Visual Depiction of the Shift from Defined Benefit (DB) to Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Plans in the Private Sector, Congressional Research Service, 2021

²401(k) Literacy Survey, Pontera, 2024


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Pontera’s services do not provide legal, tax, or other financial or investment advice, and should not be used as a source for making decisions regarding the foregoing. The information provided through Pontera’s platform is not a substitute for professional financial services. Investing in mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or other securities carries inherent risk to all or part of the amount invested and past performance information is not indicative of future returns. Subject to applicable law, under no circumstances will Pontera be liable for any decisions made, or actions taken or not taken, based on the use of the services or for any investment losses suffered as a result of the use of the services. Pontera market data is provided by Refinitiv.

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2026

©

Pontera’s services do not provide legal, tax, or other financial or investment advice, and should not be used as a source for making decisions regarding the foregoing. The information provided through Pontera’s platform is not a substitute for professional financial services. Investing in mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or other securities carries inherent risk to all or part of the amount invested and past performance information is not indicative of future returns. Subject to applicable law, under no circumstances will Pontera be liable for any decisions made, or actions taken or not taken, based on the use of the services or for any investment losses suffered as a result of the use of the services. Pontera market data is provided by Refinitiv.