Resources and Support
RETIREMENT AND WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Your one-stop-shop for information on managed accounts powered by Morningstar Investment Management LLC. We provide our independent research, marketing materials, and more to train your internal teams and drive education and adoption for plan sponsors and participants.
Product
One-sheet 1.6 MB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Education
Key topic:
Social Security Optimization
Explains the key benefits of the feature and the value to participants.
Updated November 2022.
Feature Guide 897 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Internal teams
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Education
Key topic:
Social Security Optimization
Provides a detailed overview of the feature, where to access it within Morningstar Retirement Manager, and what it looks like.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 142 KB
Audience:
Participants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Social Security Optimization
Covers common questions participants may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
Talking Points 120 KB
Audience:
Internal teams
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Social Security Optimization
Provides the key benefits of the feature, why plan sponsors and participants should care about it, and who it is available to.
Updated November 2022.
One-sheet 509 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Education
Key topic:
Income Secure
Explains the feature and the value to participants.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 190 KB
Audience:
Financial professionals
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Education
Key topic:
Income Secure
Covers common questions participants may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 190 KB
Audience:
Participants
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Education
Key topic:
Income Secure
Covers common questions plan sponsors may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
Talking Points 120 KB
Audience:
Internal teams
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Income Secure
Explains the feature, why plan sponsors and participants should care about it, and who it is available to.
Updated November 2022.
One-sheet 322 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Education
Key topic:
Morningstar® ByAllAccounts®
One sheet outlining key features, why clients should care, and who this is available for.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 148 KB
Audience:
Participants
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Education
Key topic:
Morningstar® ByAllAccounts®
Covers common questions participants may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 209 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Morningstar® ByAllAccounts®
Covers common questions plan sponsors may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
Talking Points 121 KB
Audience:
Internal teams
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Morningstar® ByAllAccounts®
Explains the feature, why plan sponsors and participants should care about it, and who it is available to.
Updated November 2022.
One-sheet 547 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Education
Key topic:
HSAs as Outside Accounts
One sheet outlining key features of the capability, why clients should care, and who this is available for.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 145 KB
Audience:
Participants
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Education
Key topic:
HSAs as Outside Accounts
Covers common questions participants may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 208 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
HSAs as Outside Accounts
Covers common questions plan sponsors may have about the feature.
Updated November 2022.
Talking Points 560 KB
Audience:
Internal teams
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
HSAs as Outside Accounts
Explains the feature, why plan sponsors and participants should care about it, and who it is available to.
Updated November 2022.
Marketing
One-sheet 910 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Introducing managed accounts
Key topic:
Value of managed accounts
Overview of the key features of our managed accounts service. Great as a first introduction to the service.
Updated November 2022.
FAQ 130 KB
Audience:
Participants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Frequently asked questions about managed accounts
Great as a leave-behind after meeting with participants. Answers the top questions our team receives when meeting with participants. Can also be provided to plan sponsors to post on their company intranet.
Updated November 2022.
Guide 110 KB
Audience:
Participants
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Education
Key topic:
Managed accounts methodology
Explains how our advice methodology works to create a personalized retirement plan for participants. Can also be provided to plan sponsors to post on their company intranet.
Updated November 2022.
Research
Research Paper 770 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
The impact of default investment solutions on participant savings
Explores and compares the effect managed accounts and target-date funds (used as a default) can have on how much participants can save for retirement.
Summary 160 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
How default investment decisions can impact savings
Summary of our “The Impact of the Default Investment Decision” research paper.
Research Paper 2 MB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Process to consider for selecting a best-fit default investment
Introduces a data-driven process that can help plan sponsors determine how well an investment solution may fit their plan.
Summary 270 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Using participant data to select the optimal QDIA
Summary of our “Stop Guessing” research paper.
Infographic 555 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors
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Education
Key topic:
Using participant data to select the optimal QDIA
Visual overview of our “Stop Guessing” research paper.
Research Paper 470 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Process to consider for selecting a best-fit default investment
Follow-up report that extends the original "Stop Guessing" framework to incorporate additional factors to help plan sponsors make decisions around QDIA selection.
Updated January 2021.
Research Paper 311 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Boosting participant savings rates
Explores how to help employees save more for retirement.
Summary 270 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Three ways to improve participant savings rates
Summary of our “Save More Today” research paper.
Infographic 555 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Three ways to improve participant savings rates
Visual overview of our "Save More Today" research paper.
Research Paper 1.3 MB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
Managed accounts and participant behaviors
Explores the allocation changes and enrollment decisions made by over a half million 401(k) participants during the first quarter of 2020.
Updated January 2021.
Research Paper 1.9 MB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
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Education
Key topic:
The importance of accurately forecasting the length of retirement
Explores various factors relating to estimating "the end" of retirement in a financial plan.
Updated January 2021.
Research Paper 2.2 MB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
The potential value 401(k) advisors bring to plan sponsors
Explores the potential benefits of a 401(k) plan advisor from a plan-sponsor perspective.
Updated January 2021.
Research Paper 190 KB
Audience:
Plan sponsors/Consultants
Use it for:
Education
Key topic:
Managed accounts and remote participant behaviors
Uncovers how usage of target-date funds and managed accounts differs for remote workers.
Updated January 2021.
FAQs
About Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s Retirement Solutions Group
Our parent company, Morningstar, Inc., was founded on the simple idea that when people have good investment information, they can make better choices that help them achieve their financial goals. In the retirement solutions group at Morningstar Investment Management LLC, a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. and a registered investment adviser, our advocacy for the individual investor extends to the workplace retirement market where the responsibility for investing and saving now rests with employees. Our products and services—which range from a managed accounts service to target-date products to custom models and fiduciary services—are not only designed to help people save for the retirement they want, but to help them make their money last once they get there.
What type of assistance can Morningstar Investment Management’s Regional Sales Director team provide?
The Regional Sales Director team is spread out across the country and is available to support you in growing new and existing business and helping your plan sponsor clients engage plan participants. The Regional Sales Director team can support you with:
• Training
• Finals presentations
• Annual plan reviews
• On-site participant support
Please reach out to the Regional Sales Director within your territory.
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Pacific Northwest
Stephen McNeil
stephen.mcneill@morningstar.com
+1 503 799-2535
West
Ashley Whitney, AIF®, PPC®
ashley.whitney@morningstar.com
+1 419 212-0909
South Central
Jason Vargovchik
jason.vargovchik@morningstar.com
+1 312 961-9220
Midwest
Open
Northeast
Matt Savage
matthew.savage@morningstar.com
+1 617 777-0822
Mid-Atlantic
Hannah Walls, CRPS®
hannah.walls@morningstar.com
+1 740 816-2225
Southeast
Matt Ferullo, AIF®
matt.ferullo@morningstar.com
+1 312 622-1726
What type of training is available?
A best practice of Morningstar Investment Management is to conduct at least one training per year for your firm. However, the Regional Sales Director team is available to conduct additional trainings throughout the year on topics such as methodology, ERISA/fiduciary topics, human capital, competitors, and the value of managed accounts.
Reach out to the Regional Sales Director in your territory to inquire about scheduling at an alternative time.
Who do I contact if I have questions about managed accounts?
If you have questions, contact your Relationship Manager at Morningstar Investment Management. Don’t know your Relationship Manager? Contact us at retirement@morningstar.com.
Support
Morningstar Investment Management’s Regional Sales Directors, Relationship Managers and marketing team are all
here to support your efforts to drive managed accounts education and adoption.
Let’s team up.
We’re here to help you grow your managed accounts business and empower more participants to save for the retirement they want.
Ways we can help:
• Co-present at finals presentations
• Conduct trainings for your internal teams
• Plan and host plan sponsor and participant webinars
• On-site meetings with participants
• One-on-one phone sessions with participants
Have questions? We’re here to help.
Contact your Relationship Manager with questions or to learn more about how we can help you drive education and adoption of managed accounts.
Need help identifying your Relationship Manager? Contact us at retirement@morningstar.com and we’ll connect you.
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