Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP Announces a Divisional Name Change

PITTSBURGH, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP, an independent investment advisory firm serving both individuals and retirement plan sponsors, announced today a name change for its retirement plan division to SD Retirement Plan Solutions (SD-RPS) effective July 01, 2010. The firm has offices in both Pittsburgh, PA, and Columbus, OH.

"The name change better reflects the independent, unbiased and fiduciary-based solutions for retirement plan and planning issues upon which our division and firm is built," explains Karl Kunkle, co-managing partner of Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP. "When coupled with the expertise and resources of our SD Personal Financial Services (PFS) division, we believe we have a value proposition worthy of consideration by anyone serious about improving their retirement planning outcomes."

SD-RPS provides plan design guidance, investment advice, retirement income planning, plan administration and concierge type access to financial products and services. The firm provides service to more than 10,000 retirement plan participants and individual clients in 26 states.

"We are committed to providing plan sponsors turn-key, cutting-edge and cost-effective retirement plan solutions that help attract, retain and reward key employees while working to provide retirement plan security for all plan participants," says Jeff Acheson, partner, SDWMA. "Our goal is to steadily advance our presence not only in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, but continue to be recognized as an industry leader on the national level as well."  

SD-RPS is integrated with Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., a regional accounting, tax and business advisory services firm.  Combined, the companies host more than 330 employees, 34 of which are shareholders and partners.

For more information about SD-RPS's 12 steps to a "Best-In-Class" retirement plan, please visit www.sdwealthmanagement.com.

Schneider Downs is one of the top 50 largest public accounting firms in the U.S. The firm offers 75 types of services from five business units: Assurance and Tax Advisors; Business Advisors; Technology Advisors; Wealth Management Advisors and Corporate Finance Advisors.

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