A better retirement experience is about to begin
We continue to advance our integration of Wells Fargo's Institutional Retirement & Trust (IRT). Watch a video from Principal CEO, Dan Houston, about how our people-first strategy guides our progress.
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Acquisition
Technology platform selection for each business segment
Leadership and talent decisions
Target operating model
Client, participant, and employee migration waves
Integration completion

Improving plan health and retirement readiness
We're evolving the Principal® defined contribution and defined benefit retirement platform. It will incorporate the best capabilities from both Principal and Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust (IRT). Combined, these features can help drive results for plan sponsors and participants alike.
Flexible
Our system is built to be nimble and scalable to meet the complex needs of all clients.
Efficient
Plan administration tasks are just a click away and streamlined for efficiency.
Simple
Navigate to your retirement plan service by Principal in one place from a single sign-on.
Personal
Personalized participant educational experience can meet individuals where they are.
Robust
Interactive, engaging financial wellness tools and resources can help build confidence.
Actionable
One-touch contribution increases make taking action simple.
Working with us is easy
A better retirement begins with a better customer experience. Throughout this integration, we’re focused on seamlessly providing the customer care and easy-to-use digital resources you expect along with best-in-class enhancements.
Learn more about our resources Preview our enhancements (PDF)Carilion was searching for a way to enhance the retirement savings opportunities of our 13,000+ employees. We chose Principal because we believe their digital capabilities, leadership, and strategy can only improve upon the successful participant outcomes with Wells Fargo IRT we’ve already experienced. We look forward to seeing where this relationship takes us.”
Heather Davenport
Carilion Vice President, Human Resource Operations
Long-standing, large IRT client
Industry-leading user experience
- Principal is ranked “best-in-class” plan sponsor financial service website.2
- Principal is ranked No.1 for advisor and participant services and support.3
- Participants who logged into the Principal website have a 50% higher average deferral rate.4
Principal platform selected for total retirement suite
Advanced digital experience for deferred compensation plans
As the No.1 service provider of nonqualified deferred compensation plans5, our platform was built to help meet the unique designs of NQ plans. This gives you access to more plan asset and liability reporting, investment resources and other tools and resources to assist with plan administration.
See our NQ experience Have a trust?Robust employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) system
We’re the No.1 service provider of employee stock ownership plans6 and have built our ESOP platform with innovative tools and resources—including a web-based resource to help manage private ESOP cash flow projections and hassle-free elections—to help you manage your plan simply and efficiently.
See our ESOP experienceSignificant research and due diligence went into choosing the Principal recordkeeping platform. Get details on how we made the platform decision.
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