Compare Milliman MARC vs. NaviPlan

The Milliman Actuarial Retirement Calculator (MARC) serves as an all-encompassing system for pension administration, aimed at ensuring precise and efficient oversight of defined benefit plans. Established in 1991 by a skilled team of Milliman actuaries, retirement plan consultants, web developers, and IT experts, MARC provides a solid framework for calculating pension benefits and maintaining essential administrative data. Its adaptable design accommodates a variety of plan types and enables fully customizable calculations, reports, forms, data management, web interfaces, and workflow systems. By fostering participant involvement, MARC features an intuitive website that empowers employees to access personal information, utilize self-service options like adding beneficiaries, manage forms and documents, communicate with plan sponsors, generate pension estimates, and perform comprehensive retirement modeling. Overall, MARC not only streamlines pension management but also enhances the overall retirement planning experience for participants.

NaviPlan® is built upon the industry's most accurate calculation engine for financial planning, enabling firms to tailor their offerings to a wide range of clients, from those seeking simple goals-based assessments to those requiring intricate cash flow analyses. Whether addressing straightforward goals or crafting complex retirement income plans and estate strategies, NaviPlan provides financial advisors with the tools necessary to effectively assist any client who enters their office. It harnesses the power of precise calculations across countless scenarios, encompassing business planning, stock options, insurance advice, in-depth tax evaluation, estate planning, cash flow management, budgeting, Monte Carlo simulations, and retirement strategies. The tax planning software from NaviPlan, built on this top-tier calculation engine, supplies advisors with an array of comprehensive tax tools, including projections for both federal and state taxes, ensuring they can meet the diverse needs of their clientele. This versatility allows financial professionals to enhance their service offerings significantly, making NaviPlan an indispensable resource in the financial advisory landscape.