Marsh & McLennan Agency Names Multiple Advisers to 2019 Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers

October 10, 2019 – Marsh & McLennan Agency is pleased to announce that multiple retirement advisors across the regions have been named to the 2019 edition of the Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisers. The list recognizes the top financial advisers who specialize in serving defined contribution (DC) retirement plans across the U.S. Our top recipients include:

Andrew Bayliss, Senior Vice President – New England region

James Hageney, Practice Leader – Trion region

James McQuillan, President – Upper Midwest region

Renn Williams, Vice President - Southeast Region

Ryan Stover, Principal – West region

Gene Webber, Senior Fiduciary Consultant – Trion region

Marc Zimmerman, Director - Southeast region

Craig Reid, National Practice Leader, says “The strength of our team is our individuals. As a top national practice, MMA Retirement Services is privileged to have these six individuals on our team. They have been recognized as the best-of-the-best in this highly competitive industry, and, supported by a great team, we couldn’t be more proud of what they have accomplished.”   

This is the fifth annual FT 401 list, produced independently by the Financial Times in collaboration with Ignites Research, a subsidiary of the FT that provides business intelligence on investment management.

Financial advisers from across the U.S. applied for consideration, having met a set minimum of requirements. The applicants were then graded on six criteria: DC assets under management (AUM); DC AUM growth rate; specialization in DC plans; years of experience; advanced industry credentials; and compliance record. There are no fees or other considerations required of advisers who apply for the FT 401.

The final FT 401 represents an impressive cohort of elite advisers: the “average” adviser in this year’s FT 401 has over 22 years of experience advising DC plans and manages $1.6 billion in DC plan assets. The FT 401 advisers hail from 40 states and Washington, D.C., and DC plans on average account for 84% of their total assets under management.

The FT 401 is one in a series of rankings of top advisers developed by the FT in partnership with Ignites Research, including the FT 300 (independent RIA firms) and the FT 400 (broker-dealer advisers).