"Overall study results showed only 43 percent of defined contribution plan participants discussed the advantages and disadvantages of potential rollover actions with someone.... [P]articipants who regularly work with financial advisors are more likely to have discussed the advantages and disadvantages of potential rollover actions than those who do not work with a financial advisor (60 percent vs. 30 percent).... [W]hen working with a financial advisor to make the decision to roll the money into an IRA, 3 in 4 participants report that they continue to work with this advisor. This implies that the rollover transaction is usually not a one-time interaction but is instead undertaken in the context of a long-term relationship."

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