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Data & Research May 15, 2017
Eighty Percent of People Seek Advice When Doing a Rollover
Of this group, 58% obtain professional financial advice.
Reported by Lee Barney
Eighty
percent of defined contribution (DC) participants speak with someone before
rolling assets from their 401(k) plan to an individual retirement account
(IRA), the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute found in a survey.
“It is clear that the decision to move their assets is an important decision
and, as such, most people look to another person for guidance or validation of
their decision,” says Matthew Drinkwater, assistant vice president at the
Institute. Fifty-eight percent of these people rely on a professional adviser
when making this decision, Drinkwater notes.
The main reasons why people do the rollovers are: to gain more control over
their assets, to seek out investment options that could generate higher
returns, and to consolidate assets.
Whether or not a participant keeps their assets in the plan or rolls it over to an IRA depends on the strength of their relationship with the plan provider, according to the Institute. However, only 11% of participants say they have a strong relationship with the plan’s provider.