Company History


401kDIRECT has a long history of serving the retirement plan community.  The company began in 1977 as PENTEK Pension Services, a consulting firm providing investment services in Southern California.  Driven by the belief that all Americans should have a secure retirement, the company found its niche in offering retirement plan services and has operated with its sole focus in this market since 1984.

Pension Retirement Online, PRO, Inc.  has provided quality retirement plan services since 1999. Bringing it’s daily record keeping platform and superior administrative services to the retirement plan community via the internet, the company quickly gained clients nationwide.

Combining forces in 2002, PENTEK Pension Services and Pension Retirement Online formed 401kDIRECT with a concentrated focus of providing cost effective, full service, retirement plan solutions to the small to mid size plan market.