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Brokers begin to break into the 401(k) market

A booming defined contribution market is luring brokers to rethink their sales strategy.

By Paula Aven Gladych | Updated on December 27, 2013

As defined benefit plans continue to disappear, more American workers are relying on defined contribution plans, like 401(k)s, to save for retirement. And because the defined contribution market is booming, many advisors and benefits brokers who’ve never worked with retirement plans would like to break into this market. They just don’t know where to start.

“It is a complicated world,” says Phil Chisholm, vice president of defined contribution product management for Fidelity. “It’s difficult for an advisor to step in and say, ‘Today I’m going to be a 401(k) advisor.’”

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