There's value in working with a financial professional

Educators who create a retirement plan with a financial advisor have higher 403(b) balances; their median retirement account balance is nearly twice as high. Learn why.

Guiding educators to happier futures

Working with an Equitable Advisors Financial Professional can make planning for retirement easier. In fact, many K–12 employees who work with a financial professional have measurably better outcomes and demonstrate more effective financial behaviors.¹

Working with a financial professional can lead to higher satisfaction among educators with their 403(b).¹

bar graphs showing satisfaction of those who have a 403b vs those who don't and those who work with a financial professional vs those who don't

 

Educators working with a financial professional
are more confident investors.¹

Graph of educators working with financial professionals

Educators close to retirement are even more confident if they elect to use a financial professional

  • Their confidence in quality of investment choices is 40% higher when they elect to use 403(b) financial professionals
  • Their confidence in meeting retirement goals is 33% higher when they elect to use 403(b) financial professionals

These who work with financial professionals credit the relationship for generating more positive financial outcomes.¹

Chart of the relationship for generating more positive financial outcomes

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¹ Equitable, “The value of the advisor: The impact of advisors on financial outcomes among K–12 educators,” 2022.

² LIMRA, Not-for-Profit Survey, Q2 2025 results, based on 403(b) plan participants and contributions. This applies specifically and exclusively to Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial).

Important note: Equitable believes that education is a key step toward addressing your financial goals, and we’ve designed this material to serve simply as an informational and educational resource. Accordingly, this page does not offer or constitute investment advice and makes no direct or indirect recommendation of any particular product or the appropriateness of any particular investment-related option. Your needs, goals and circumstances are unique, and they require the individualized attention of your financial professional.

Products funding group retirement plans are issued by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial) (NY, NY) or by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (Equitable America), an AZ stock company with an administrative office in Charlotte, NC. Equitable Financial, Equitable America and Equitable Advisors, LLC are affiliated companies and do not provide tax or legal advice. Equitable Financial, Equitable America, Equitable Advisors and its associates are not affiliated with any school district, state agency or pension plan.

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