Recordkeepers
NAPAFIRMPARTNERS
ADVISORS’ CHOICE RECORDKEEPER
2023
BPAS Utica, NY BPAS.com
Key Contact(s)
Total Assets Administered
Elizabeth Kaido 315.292.6939 ekaido@bpas.com
$110,000,000,000
Plans by Channel
Sales 866.401.5272 trustsales@bpas.com
Direct: 42 Advisor: 3,478
Firm Profile
Proprietary platform trading with the NSCC.
BPAS is a national provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and institutional trust services. We make it our mission to simplify the complicated by delivering benefit-plan services that solve client challenges without the need to engage multiple providers. One company. One call. We support 4,500 retirement plans, $110 billion in trust assets, $1.3 trillion in fund administration, and more than 650,000 participants. BPAS specialty plan administration practices include auto enrollment plans, multiple employer plans, plans with employer securities, PR 1081 plans, VEBA/115 Trust, HSAs, and cash balance plans.
Primary Market(s) Served
Micro: <$1 million Small: $1-$10 million Mid: $10-$100 million Large: $100-$250 million Mega: >$250 million
Plans / Participants Served by Type*
401(k): Plans: 2,206 / Participants: 192,314 403(b): Plans: 201 / Participants: 41,428 457: Plans: 159 / Participants: 3,609 Cash Balance: Plans: 299 / Participants: 42,495 Defined Benefit (Traditional): Plans: 768 / Participants: 135,700 Money Purchase: Plans: 13 / Participants: 1,012 NQDC: Plans: 17 / Participants: 261
Platform(s) Used
Asset Allocation Funds
Open architecture platform
Advisor Support Services
External Wholesalers Focused on Advisors: 11 External Wholesalers Focused on Institutional: 11 Internal Wholesalers Focused on Advisors: 13 Internal Wholesalers Focused on Institutional: 13 • Compliance Support • Plan Benchmarking • Target-Date Evaluation Tools • Training for DC Plan Sales/Service • Investment Committee Meetings • Administration of collective funds, common funds, synthetic portfolios, unitized portfolios, conversion of models to CITs, and more.
Participant Support Services
• Rollover Services • Call Center Support • Facebook Page • Smartphone Access to Participant Balances • Smartphone Transaction Access for Participants • Instagram Page • BPAS University
Plan Sponsor Service(s) Available
Experienced, dedicated plan consultants; Newly designed full-service web portal; Auto enrollment/escalation; Online enrollment; Company stock; Fiduciary Services; Payroll integration; Financial wellness; Loan administration; Integrated recordkeeping and custodial system; On-demand reports.
Other: Plans: 561 / Participants: 105,320 *as of 6.30.23
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