T. Rowe Price study shows DC consultants shift AI use from evaluation to execution

By Public Technologies
  • T. Rowe Price study shows DC consultants shifting AI use from evaluation to execution, led by operational efficiency at 78%.
  • AI adoption remained limited in plan design and benchmarking at 12% or participant engagement and advice-oriented work at 9%.
  • Private assets seen as increasingly likely in DC plans via multi-asset solutions, with hedge funds the main exception.
  • Expected private credit use rose to 2.6 in 2026 from 1.7 in 2024; private equity increased to 2.2 from 1.6.
  • Surveyed firms advised $10.3 trillion across 160,000 plan sponsors, about 72% of the DC plan market.


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