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Investment fiduciary support services

Supporting plan fiduciaries

We understand the weight of a plan fiduciary’s responsibilities. We’re here to help with flexible investment fiduciary support services to address key areas of fiduciary concern.

Principal investment fiduciary support services

A level of fiduciary coverage for your clients’ investment fiduciary obligations.

Wilshire fiduciary support service

Optional 3(21) and 3(38) services to help screen, select, and monitor plan investments.

Learn more

Contact your local Principal® representative or support team:

Call us at 800-952-3343

Email our Advisor Support Team

Important information

Carefully consider the Fund’s objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Contact your financial professional or visit principal.com for a prospectus, or summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information. Please read it carefully before investing.

Wilshire® is a registered service mark of Wilshire Advisors LLC, Santa Monica, California. All other trade names, trademarks, and/or service marks are the property of their respective holders.

Wilshire is not an affiliate of any member company of the Principal Financial Group®.

Principal Life does not act as an ERISA 3(21) or 3(38) fiduciary under the Wilshire-provided fiduciary services.

For full terms and conditions please see the Investment Fiduciary Support and Services Terms (PDF) and the ERISA 3(38) Service for Defined Contribution Plans – Fiduciary Service Agreement (PDF) document for more information about the support and services, including the Definitions, Duties and Obligations.

Investment and insurance products are:

  • Not insured by the FDIC or any federal government agency
  • Not a deposit or other obligation of or guaranteed by credit union or bank
  • Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested

Equity investment options involve greater risk, including heightened volatility, than fixed-income investment options. Small and mid-cap stocks may have additional risks including greater price volatility. Fixed-income investments are subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise their value will decline. International and global investing involves greater risks such as currency fluctuations, political/social instability and differing accounting standards.

Insurance products and plan administrative services provided through Principal Life Insurance Co. Principal Funds, Inc. is distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. Securities offered through Principal Securities, Inc., 800-547-7754 , member SIPC and/or independent broker-dealers. Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. and Principal Securities® are members of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, Iowa 50392. Investment options may not be available in all states or U.S. commonwealths. Separate Accounts are available through a group annuity contract with Principal Life Insurance Company. See the group annuity contract for the full name of the Separate Account. Principal Life Insurance Company reserves the right to defer payments or transfers from Principal Life Separate Accounts as permitted by the group annuity contracts providing access to the Separate Accounts or as required by applicable law. Such deferment will be based on factors that may include situations such as: unstable or disorderly financial markets; investment conditions which do not allow for orderly investment transactions; or investment, liquidity, and other risks inherent in real estate (such as those associated with general and local economic conditions). If you elect to allocate funds to a Separate Account, you may not be able to immediately withdraw them.