ABOUT US

Program  Overview

USA 401k offers an open-architecture mutual fund, ETF,and securities program.

Program Overview
Our Process
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Our retirement plan operations have beenservicing businesses for over 35 years
Businesses 1 – 1,000 employees

MML Investors Services, LLC

MML Investors Services, LLC® (MMLIS) is a subsidiary of Mass Mutual.MMLIS, in its capacity as a registered Broker-Dealer with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), is one of the nation’s largest independent broker-dealership and a leading registered investment advisory firms offering investment products, wealth management services, and retirement plan programs. MMLIS, founded in 1981, currently has over 8,000 knowledgeable financial professionals nationally.

Your plan will be supported by individuals who hold the designations of Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS®).

Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designees can demonstrate that they have met educational, competence, conduct and ethical standards to carry out a fiduciary standard of care and serve the best interests of their clients. Please visit Fi360 to learn more about an AIF.
Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS®) is the industry-benchmark for credentials related to retirement plan creation & maintenance. ACRPS® designee has specialty knowledge to recommend implementation techniques that can be executed into well-structured,company-appropriate retirement plans.
Matrix Financial Solutions Inc. (Matrix) is the custodian for all plan assets and transactions of USA 401k. Matrix, a Broadridge Company, is a leading independent provider of products and services for financial professionals, including banks, third party administrators, record keepers, financial advisers, broker-dealers, mutual fund providers, and insurance providers, among others.
Matrix holds a leading position as one of the largest independent platforms in the wealth and retirement services channel. Matrix serves more than 300 financial institutions with over $120 billion in customer assets processed through its trading platform.
90% of the Fortune 500, and companies of all sizes across the U.S.rely on Matrix for 401k transaction processing.
Matrix provides automated trust, custody, and agent services for qualified and non-qualified (Deferred Compensation) retirementplans. Matrix can also serve as a directed trustee or custodian for qualified retirement plans, with assets held at an outside custodianor brokerage firm.
Matrix is a Colorado state-chartered trust company.
Matrix Trust Company retains an independent, certified public accounting firm to SSAE18 internal audits of its procedures and controls.
*Matrix is not an affiliate or subsidiary of MML Investors Services, LLC.
Learn more at Broadridge.com

Vestwell - Administration & RecordKeeping

Vestwell provides exclusive administration and record keeping for USA401k. Vestwell is a cloud-based modern record keeping platform providing the underlying infrastructure to power workplace savings programs, leading with the 401k, at scale. Built by industry experts andan army of technologists and developers in 2016, Vestwell helps people more easily offer, administer, and access workplace investing programs by partnering with financial institutions including MML Investors Services, LLC.
This saves you a tremendous amount of time with calculations, processing, and confirmations. Having a reliable data path also give rassurance to employees that their savings are invested timely and witheasy access to account activity.
Vestwell is not an affiliate or subsidiary of MML Investors Services, LLC.
Learn more at Vestwell.com

Our Process

Customized Construction

Essential to our “needs-based” approach is the ability to listen and askthe right questions. Objectivity is our mainstay in recommending plandesign and offering suitable investment alternatives. The result is abenefits program that adds tangible value to your organization, helpingyou attract and retain quality employees.

Design & Administration

Before we suggest the best fit retirement plan configuration, we carefully assess your unique needs and particular goals.

Goals to consider:

you may have specific employer contribution intentions
you can establish favored employee classes for differing % of employer contributions
eligibility features are custom designed for your program

So, we prepare options for proposed designs that match your particular interests. Then, retirement plan specialists closely interact totailor the plan to your complete satisfaction during this important phase.

Thereafter, it’s smooth sailing for most all day-to-day administration which is handled by your assigned 401k account manager.

Payroll contributions are handled automatically where your payroll provider is aligned with the 401k record keeper
Employee eligibility and enrollment are supported by your advisory team
Your Administrator helps to maintain compliance and keep you on track with Federal regulations

Education & Enrollment

The most essential element of any 401k is the perception of your benefit among employees, and this begins with our quality advisory services.

We support your employees initially with the enrollment process and continually by engaging with their interests, questions, and individual needs.As experienced advisors, we are educators and motivators, enriching lives by empowering individuals to invest successfully for retirement.

Employees commonly appreciate the hands-on support when they need it.

Investment Review

Investments as well as your business retirement benefit goals may change over time, so we help you monitor your program through regular annual checkups.

Our intent is to ensure that you have the most suitable and contemporary plan design to fit your growing needs.

Plan reviews are scheduled automatically and with additional assessments upon your request at no cost.
Fiduciary Investment Reviews are completed to closely evaluate existing fund performance as measured against peers within respectve investment categories
The investment lineup can be enhanced through free fund additions & substitutions, and we take out the guesswork with careful recommendations based on a comprehensive score card methodology
Our all-inclusive program covers each element of proper plan design and fiduciary stewardship. We take the complex and make it easier. for you to run your business while delegating most 401k responsibilities to us. In these ways, we remain attractively distinguishable within the retirement plan marketplace.

Giving Back

Our Values

We are unshakable in our commitment to helping others in need.
Giving back is a cornerstone of our culture. We enjoy connection withlocal communities through our volunteerism: Delivering meaningfulfinancial education in middle schools & high schools teaching effectivefinancial literacy to students of all ages, and building schools &community centers for financially underprivileged families.
We are dedicated to initiatives that make a positive social impact.
One long standing partner is an organization that promotes traumarecovery and family reunification in a nurturing and healing environment.Another builds homes and schools in selected communities,strengthening families, promoting self-sufficiency, and inspiringmutually beneficial relationships across borders.

Our Impact

We have 35+ years of devotion tackling hunger and supporting the continuance of education for children in households with food insecurity.
We also provide relief to families experiencing special urgent financial needs in times of crisis.
We donate to several non-profit organizations that manage constructive and cooperative environmental impact projects for the good of the planet.
Daily, we are conscious of the positive decisions that reduce our ecological footprint.