Inc. Magazine Reveals Its 27th Annual List of America’s 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companieshttp://www.n-r-p.com/files/Inc.%20500%20web_0.pdf NRP Ranks No. 97 on the 2008 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 1907.5%NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. magazine ranked National Retirement Partners (“NRP”) No. 97 on its 27th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Hundreds of successful US Companies such as Oracle and Intuit gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500. NRP also ranked in the top 10 of the fastest growing financial services companies.
“If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500,” said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. “These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growing companies in the nation – the ones coming up with solutions to some of our knottiest problems, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can’t live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine’s tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition.”
National Retirement Partners is the premier retirement plan consulting, wealth management and distribution company in the United States. NRP is dedicated to building the largest network of independent advisors who deliver the highest quality products and services to retirement plan sponsors and participants. NRP Member Firms provide advisory services for over 6,000 retirement plans with assets in excess of $60 billion. NRP has over 120 member firm offices in over 39 states comprised of independent advisors that provide plan consulting, fiduciary best practices and investment due diligence to retirement plan sponsors and their participants as well as comprehensive wealth management tools.
NRP President and CEO Bill Chetney does not anticipate a slow down to NRP growth anytime soon. “I believe NRP is still only at the beginning of its growth potential. Our company will continue to build our network of retirement focused advisors who service the $9 trillion U.S. retirement market. In addition, we expect rapid growth in our wealth management operation which is very complimentary to our existing network. I don’t expect our pace of growth to slow down any time soon.”
The 2008 Inc. 500 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be independent, U.S.-based and privately held as of December 31, 2007. The 2008 Inc. 500, as revealed in the September issue of Inc. magazine, reported aggregate revenue of $13.7 billion and median three-year growth of 1,046%. Additionally, the 2008 Inc. 500 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 51,414 jobs since those companies were founded.
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