PLANS™ is our proprietary investment evaluation and monitoring methodology designed to help retirement plan fiduciaries make informed, consistent, and well-documented decisions. It evaluates investments using factors such as relative performance, risk-adjusted returns, manager tenure, expenses, and investment style, while target-date funds are reviewed based on their glide path, lifecycle risk management, asset allocation, net cost, and stewardship. By assigning each investment a score from 0 to 100, PLANS™ helps identify investments that may require additional monitoring or replacement and provides a disciplined, repeatable process that supports prudent fiduciary oversight.