Prudent Investor Advisors, LLC has formed strategic alliances with the following entities to offer our clients a greater array of services.

Prudent Investor Advisors, LLC has created a series of asset class portfolios for use as investment options in 401(k) plans. The mutual funds in these portfolios are provided by Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). DFA is a leader in applying academic research to the practical world of investing. This research centers on the broad diversification, low cost, low tax and reliable asset class exposure of passive investment strategies. Many of the world's leading financial economists such as Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes and Eugene Fama help DFA create and develop its passive investment strategies. Both economists are members of DFA's board of directors, as was the late Nobel Laureate Merton Miller. DFA has offered its products and services to fee-only investment advisors and institutional investors since 1981. It currently manages approximately $65 billion in mutual funds (both taxable and tax-exempt), trusts and tax-managed separate accounts.

First Mercantile offers a full range of services for defined contribution and defined benefit plans. First Merc retirement plans offer maximum flexibility coupled with value-added services, including multiple investment choices, employee education services, an interactive communications network and a dedicated customer support team.

ERISA Compliance Associates, LLC offers an ERISA fiduciary compliance review for employers and sponsors of retirement plans. This review includes an analysis of risk issues identified by the IRS and Department of Labor.

The Center for Fiduciary Studies was established as the first full-time training and research facility focused exclusively on investment fiduciary responsibility and portfolio management. The Center provides training to help investment fiduciaries and professionals understand the intersection between their responsibilities and the investment process.

Prudent Investor Advisors, LLC uses Fidelity Investments to custody client accounts because Fidelity is one of the nation's most highly automated brokerage processing firms, offering the size, scalability, technology, and focus on service excellence that we require. In short, Fidelity offers one of the industry's strongest brokerage platforms. 

Securities in Fidelity accounts are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") up to $500,000 (including cash claims limited to $100,000).  In addition, Fidelity has arranged for additional insurance protection for cash and securities to supplement its SIPC coverage.

Fidelity provides our clients with an easy-to-read, informative statement. It shows snapshots, summaries and detailed histories. They also provide comprehensive trade confirmations and year-end tax mailings.

Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen is one of the leading employee benefits law firms in America. Fred Reish, the senior partner and managing director of the firm, is a nationally known expert in employee benefits law. His field of expertise encompasses the legal duties that fiduciaries of 401(k) plans are required to meet under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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