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Retirement Plan Sponsors

We help employers design, manage, and steward retirement plans that support participants and meet fiduciary standards.

We guide plan sponsors through regulatory requirements, investment oversight, and ongoing plan management, helping them protect participants and uphold fiduciary obligations.

CHALLENGES

Sponsoring a retirement plan creates opportunity, and fiduciary risk.

Plan sponsors face evolving regulations, investment decisions, administrative oversight, and participant needs. We help bring structure to the responsibilities that define a high performing plan.

What we solve for:

  • Increasing fiduciary oversight requirements
  • Limited internal resources for ongoing plan governance
  • Complex investment lineups and monitoring needs
  • Rising participant expectations and engagement challenges
  • Coordination gaps among recordkeepers, TPAs, and payroll teams
  • Concerns about plan costs, benchmarking, or compliance
Solutions

A Disciplined Framework for Retirement Plan Stewardship

Purpose built strategies designed around fiduciary care, investment oversight, and participant outcomes.

  • Fiduciary Governance and Support

    Guidance for committees and plan sponsors on governance structure, oversight processes, and ongoing fiduciary responsibilities.

  • Investment Menu Design and Monitoring

    A disciplined approach to building and monitoring investment lineups, QDIAs, and glidepaths aligned with participant needs and regulatory expectations.

  • Plan Design and Benchmarking

    Review of features, fees, and service providers to improve plan value, cost efficiency, and participant experience.

  • Participant Education and Support

    Clear, accessible guidance to help participants understand their plan, improve savings behaviors, and prepare for long term retirement readiness.

Client Journey

Strengthening Retirement Plan Governance for a Growing Workforce

Strengthening retirement plan governance for a growing workforce

Background

A mid-sized employer with a rapidly growing workforce recognized that its retirement plan needed updated governance, a refined investment lineup, and better participant engagement. The committee wanted a clear fiduciary framework and improved coordination with providers.

Challenges

The plan faced overlapping investment options, inconsistent monitoring processes, unclear fee structures, and limited documentation to support fiduciary decisions. Participant engagement was low, and the committee lacked time and resources to manage ongoing oversight.

Action

We implemented a governance structure with scheduled reviews, updated committee documentation, and a monitored investment lineup. The team benchmarked fees, coordinated with the record keeper, refined plan design features, and delivered participant education tailored to workforce needs.

Outcome

The plan sponsor gained a clear fiduciary process, improved investment oversight, and strengthened participant engagement. With documented governance, streamlined investments, and aligned service providers, the committee moved forward with confidence and regulatory readiness.

Your Advisory Team

Your advisory team includes attorneys, CPAs, valuation specialists, and banking partners who guide key financial decisions.

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JARED HAMMERS, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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SCOTT McGHIE, CFA

Director of Portfolio Management

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JUSTIN KOHLER, CFP®, CAIA®

Wealth Advisor

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BESS BUTLER BRUNSON, CFP®, CTFA

Wealth Advisor

INSIGHTS FOR PLAN SPONSORS
Financial Planning & Retirement 401(k)

Year-End Action Items for Participants

February 2026 By: KYLE POWERS, CFP®, MBA, AIF
Beyond the Numbers Advisor Q&A

Planning for the Next Generation: Insights from Bess Butler Brunson

February 2026 By: BESS BUTLER BRUNSON, CFP®

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Conversations
That Endure.

Every relationship begins with understanding — of priorities, values, and legacy.

For families seeking a partner who measures success in decades rather than quarters, we welcome the opportunity to connect.

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TFG primarily provides wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families, and investment management services for trusts, estates, pension, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans, nonprofit organizations, and other legal entities. Where requested, the principals of TFG accept appointments in their individual capacity as trustee, executor, and/or power of attorney

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