Fidelity Investments® has been in business 73 years. It was founded in 1946 by Edward C. Johnson 2d, as an investment management company. Fidelity entered the benefits administration business in 1982 in response to corporate clients’ requests to couple their mutual fund investments with defined contribution recordkeeping services. Today, Our Workplace Solutions organization provides defined contribution, defined benefit, health & welfare, Payroll and HR, health savings accounts, and stock plan services, to employers in virtually every industry.