Stout Joins Prime Capital as National Retirement Practice Leader

Jania Stout

Retirement plan adviser Jania Stout joined Prime Capital Financial Friday to lead its retirement and financial wellness divisions.

Stout is now president of Prime Capital Retirement, recently rebranded from Qualified Plan Advisors, and Prime Capital Wellness, formerly Financial Fitness for Life. Stout will oversee the firm’s national retirement plan advisory services and plan participation.

To take the job, Stout left insurance and benefits provider OneDigital, where she was senior vice president of retirement and wealth at the Atlanta-based firm. She is prominent in the plan adviser sector, having won numerous adviser of the year awards, and is a current PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Adviser.

Before joining OneDigital in 2021, Stout co-founded and ran Fiduciary Plan Advisors, and she worked at Fidelity Investments and ADP earlier in her career. She also served as president of the National Association of Plan Advisors and has testified before the U.S. Congress and worked with the Department of Labor to guide fiduciary regulations.

“Prime Capital Financial understands what is at stake for retirees and has built out an incredible team in its retirement practice,” Stout said in a statement. “We have the skills and support we need to guide plan participants toward the lives they want to live, and share our initiatives and solutions on a national stage.”

Stout will now be working with Scott Colangelo, chairman and managing partner of Overland Park, Kansas-based Prime Capital Financial, and the founder of its retirement division.

“Twenty years ago, I founded the retirement practice to bridge the gaps in education and resources for retirement savers. Jania is precisely the kind of visionary leader we need to carry that mission forward,” Colangelo said in a statement. “Her unparalleled dedication and wealth of experience align seamlessly with our values, and I am confident she will guide us to even greater success in the future.”

Prime Capital Financial has 70 locations in the U.S. and oversees $30 billion in client assets, including workplace retirement plans and individual clients.