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ForUsAll

ForUsAll is a privately held company that offers investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services to qualified retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The firm serves as a fiduciary advisor to these plans, and it currently oversees more than $1.7 billion dollars in client assets.

This is a fee-only firm, which means all of its compensation comes from client-paid fees. A fee-based firm, on the other hand, receives client fees and third-party compensation.

ForUsAll Background

ForUsAll, which also goes by ForUsAll Advisors, LLC, began operations in November 2012. Today, it’s a wholly owned subsidiary of ForUsAll, Inc., which, in turn, is a privately held company backed by venture capital funding. Cindy Bloch, chief compliance officer (CCO), Justin Ramirez, chief investment officer (CIO), and Jeffrey Schulte, CEO all have small stakes.

ForUsAll Client Types and Minimum Account Sizes

ForUsAll works with qualified retirement plans sponsored by corporations, non-profit organizations and government entities. The firm also extends its services to the participants of these plans.

The firm generally doesn’t require plan sponsors to have a minimum asset level in order to establish a working relationship. Any minimums would be discussed with the particular client. 

Services Offered by ForUsAll

ForUsAll provides investment management and consulting services to qualified retirement plans, their sponsors and their participants. The firm helps plan sponsors remain compliant with rules set by the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other government entities that oversee the employer-sponsored retirement plan industry. 

The firm also advises plan sponsors on enrollment efforts and extends educational services directly to plan participants. Additionally, the firm builds investment fund menus for these retirement plans, establishes a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) for participants who fail to make an investment selection after a set enrollment period and helps plan sponsors establish an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) that details the policies and objectives of the overall plan. The firm will monitor this statement over time to ensure goals are being met and make adjustments if deemed necessary. 

Additionally, the firm can offer advice around the following objectives:

  • Plan eligibility requirements
  • Enrollment strategies
  • Company match formulas
  • Vesting schedules

The firm established the ForUs 401(k), a multi-employer plan. ForUsAll administrates this plan for the benefit of various participants from different companies. It also provides ERISA fiduciary services, investment selection, educational initiatives and more on behalf of the plan.  

ForUsAll Investment Philosophy

ForUsAll determines investment strategies following detailed conversations with its retirement plan sponsor clients. It considers the entire investment universe available to 401(k)s and other qualified plans when constructing investment menus. It also takes into account the plan sponsor’s objectives and their make-up of plan participants when making investment selection decisions. ForUsAll uses the IPS as a reference point and considers the following when evaluating securities for fund menus: 

  • Expense ratios
  • Historical investment performance
  • Expected returns
  • Asset class exposure

The firm will continually monitor these investments and make changes if it deems them necessary.

Fees Under ForUsAll

ForUsAll principally charges its plan sponsor clients a fee based on a percentage of the plan’s assets under management (AUM) for advisory services. This fee won’t exceed 0.50% of AUM and is typically charged quarterly in arrears. Employers are also charged a monthly fee of up to $120 and a per participant fee of $6 a month.

These fees may be billed directly to the plan sponsor or retirement plan recordkeeper directly from plan assets, accounts or investments. In addition, these fees may be negotiable. Advisory fees would be clearly detailed in the Investment Advisory or Plan Services Agreement with ForUsAll or in its Joinder Agreement with the ForUs 401(k). 

What to Watch Out For

As of its most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, ForUsAll has no legal or regulatory events to disclose.

Opening an Account With ForUsAll 

To contact ForUsAll, call (844) 401-2253.

All information was accurate as of the writing of this article.

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How Long $1mm Lasts in Retirement

SmartAsset's interactive map highlights places where $1 million will last the longest in retirement. Zoom between states and the national map to see the top spots in each region. Also, scroll over any city to learn about the cost of living in retirement for that location.

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Methodology We analyzed data on average expenditures for seniors, cost of living and investment returns to determine how many years of retirement a $1 million nest egg would cover in cities across America.

First, we looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the average annual expenditures of seniors. We then applied cost of living data from the Council for Community and Economic Research to adjust those national average spending levels based on the costs of each expense category (housing, food, healthcare, utilities, transportation and other) in each city. Using this data, SmartAsset calculated the average cost of living for retirees in the largest U.S. cities.

We assumed the $1 million would grow at a real return (interest minus inflation) of 2%. Then, we divided $1 million by the sum of each of those annual numbers to determine how long $1 million would cover retirement expenses in each of the cities in our study. Cities where $1 million lasted the longest ranked the highest in the study.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Council for Community and Economic Research