2022 PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year

Award recipients across all categories will be honored at the PLANADVISER Industry Leaders Awards celebration in New York City in May of 2022, along with many other award winners across the retirement industry.
Plan Sponsor Service
Matthew Compton, Brio Benefit Consulting, Inc.
Plan Participant Service
John O'Brien, Venture Visionary Partners
Mentorship
Sentinel Pension Advisors (Ryan Campagna pictured)
Portraits of the Oswald Financial staff on October 7, 2016.Efforts in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Oswald Financial, Inc. (Deena Rini pictured)
Community Impact and Giving Back
George Fraser, Fraser Group at RBG
Closing the Coverage Gap
Barbara Delaney, SSRBA, a division of HUB International

This year, the editorial team at PLANADVISER has made some key changes to the Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Awards, starting with the fact that the award is now issued by the PLANADVISER publication, whereas formerly it was issued by PLANSPONSOR.


 

In addition, the 2022 awards are being issued in six brand new categories, in a move away from the prior strategy of recognizing individuals and teams in categories based solely on firm size. For 2022, finalists and winners will be recognized in six qualitative categories, representing excellence in the following areas:

The first award category was open for nominations from plan sponsors only, while adviser partners across the industry—including recordkeepers, asset managers, advisers, product providers and more—were able to submit nominations in the other five. As in past years, self-nomination continued to be prohibited.

These new award categories, we believe, provide more context for advisers looking to compete and be recognized, instead of their just being fitted into a category based on the number of people in their office, with no set metrics about what makes one adviser rise above another in firms of the same size.

Following the judging process, we will recognize the PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Award winners this coming May at an entirely new PLANADVISER Industry Leaders Awards dinner in New York City. Thanks to all the advisers and industry professionals who have participated in this new approach to PLANADVISER’s flagship awards program.

Plan Sponsor Service

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their innovation and dedication in the service of retirement plan sponsor clients, with a particular focus on the efficient and effective delivery of plan-level support.

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Plan Participant Service

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their innovation and dedication in the service of retirement plan participants, with a particular focus on the efficient and effective delivery of individual-level advice and education.

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Mentorship

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their commitment and success in supporting the personal and professional growth of their firm’s staff, their fellow advisers and their industry peers.

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Efforts in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their success in addressing the financial services industry’s clear and present diversity problem, with a particular focus on the importance of creating equitable and fair workplaces.

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Community Impact and Giving Back

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their commitment to serving and supporting the local, regional, national and global communities in which they operate, both from a philanthropic and volunteering perspective.

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Closing the Coverage Gap

Finalists and winners in this category stand out for their dedication to helping more Americans, especially those who work for small businesses or who are members of underrepresented communities, save for retirement in the workplace.

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View other Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists and Winners: