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MARCH 17, 2010		NEWSLETTER SPONSORS
Industry Insight from Fred Barstein Maturation Process of the 401(k) Industry     THE 401(k) INDUSTRY is about 30 years old, which as an industry puts it in its teenage years.  The profession of being a 401(k) or defined contribution advisor is about 15 years old, meaning it is just starting to exit adolescence.  As often happens, a crisis can cause the acceleration of the maturation process.  With very little innovation or... Read More         Case of the Week:  Underwater 529 by John Carl, President, Retirement Learning Center   EVEN 529 COLLEGE savings plans were not immune to the historic market losses of 2008. Our ERISA consultants on the Columbia Management Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors who have questions about 529 plan contributions and rollovers.  Through our relationship with the... Read More           Upcoming Event         From Last Week's Exchange Focus on Fees and Performance for Active 401(k) Sponsors in 2009     SPEAKING VERY CLEARLY, plan sponsors who are thinking of changing or actively searching for a new record keeper in the under $100 million 401(k) market are most concerned about fees and fund performance (based on over 1,000 surveys in 2009).  Compared to 2007 results, more than double the percentage of sponsors in 2009... Read More       Prospect Pipeline APPOINTMENTS Over $110 Million in 401(k) Set Appointments Available! Appointments are currently available for sale with Plan Sponsors who want to meet face to face on a specific date and time. All appointments listed in the Weekly Exchange are subject to, but not limited to assignment, rescheduling or cancellation. These appointments are listed and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. These Leads are exclusive to one advisor for one full year. For more information, contact your Account Executive at 1-877-777-401k (4015) or contact Melissa Nixon, ext. 3308 or mnixon@401kexchange.com.   Lead # Area Code State Assets Appt. Date Appt Time 1 334 AL $300,000 3/26/10 10:00am 2 707 CA $2,500,000 3/26/10 10:30am 3 970 CO $2,000,000 3/26/10 10:00am 4 850 FL $1,100,000 3/24/10 10:00am 5 850 FL $500,000 3/30/10 10:00am 6 786 FL $50,000 3/31/10 10:00am 7 808 HI $2,800,000 3/23/10 2:00pm  8 808 HI * 3/25/10 10:00am 9 319 IA $1,600,000 4/16/10 9:00am  10 208 ID $390,000 3/24/10 1:30pm  11 574 IN $970,000 3/23/10 9:30am  12 260 IN * 3/25/10 2:30pm  13 317 IN * 3/25/10 2:00pm  14 574 IN $300,000 4/21/10 10:00am 15 316 KS $1,200,000 4/1/10 10:00am 16 606 KY $1,000,000 4/22/10 10:00am 17 318 LA $990,000 3/19/10 10:30am 18 504 LA $400,000 3/24/10 10:30am 19 985 LA * 3/25/10 10:00am 20 985 LA $350,000 3/30/10 3:00pm  21 413 MA $990,000 3/22/10 9:00am  22 617 MA * 3/24/10 10:30am 23 207 ME $1,000,000 3/23/10 2:00pm  24 616 MI * 3/22/10 2:00pm  25 616 MI $400,000 4/14/10 1:30pm  26 651 MN $100,000 3/23/10 10:00am 27 651 MN * 3/24/10 2:30pm  28 816 MO $2,000,000 3/23/10 10:00am 29 314 MO $1,750,000 3/24/10 1:00pm  30 636 MO $1,000,000 3/25/10 10:00am 31 314 MO * 3/30/10 3:00pm  32 314 MO * 3/31/10 10:00am 33 919 NC $500,000 3/24/10 9:00am  34 828 NC $750,000 3/24/10 4:00pm  35 252 NC $1,400,000 3/25/10 10:00am 36 704 NC $320,000 3/30/10 9:30am  37 828 NC $1,000,000 3/30/10 2:00pm  38 252 NC $600,000 4/6/10 10:00am 39 402 NE $700,000 3/23/10 9:30am  40 402 NE $800,000 3/23/10 10:00am 41 402 NE $399,000 3/25/10 3:00pm  42 575 NM $2,000,000 3/29/10 10:30am 43 575 NM $500,000 4/2/10 10:00am 44 775 NV $950,000 3/29/10 10:00am 45 419 OH $600,000 3/22/10 9:30am  46 330 OH $250,000 3/29/10 2:00pm  47 419 OH $1,200,000 3/30/10 10:00am 48 419 OH $1,000,000 4/2/10 2:00pm  49 740 OH $800,000 4/6/10 2:00pm  50 918 OK $500,000 3/23/10 9:00am  51 580 OK $800,000 3/23/10 9:00am  52 580 OK * 3/23/10 10:00am 53 918 OK $800,000 3/24/10 10:00am 54 405 OK * 3/24/10 2:00pm  55 503 OR $500,000 3/29/10 10:00am 56 541 OR $700,000 4/7/10 2:00pm  57 724 PA * 3/26/10 10:00am 58 814 PA $900,000 3/31/10 2:00pm  59 931 TN $2,500,000 3/24/10 10:00am 60 806 TX $500,000 3/25/10 10:00am 61 409 TX $650,000 3/30/10 10:00am 62 817 TX $300,000 4/28/10 2:00pm  63 703 VA $200,000 3/24/10 9:00am  64 434 VA $2,000,000 3/25/10 9:30am  65 425 WA $300,000 3/24/10 10:30am 66 425 WA $350,000 3/26/10 9:30am  67 715 WI * 3/18/10 10:00am 68 715 WI $800,000 3/22/10 10:00am 69 715 WI $2,300,000 3/23/10 1:00pm  70 715 WI $400,000 3/24/10 9:00am  71 608 WI * 3/24/10 10:00am 72 608 WI $300,000 3/25/10 2:00pm  73 920 WI $1,300,000 3/25/10 2:00pm  74 608 WI * 3/25/10 10:00am 75 920 WI $1,500,000 3/26/10 1:00pm  76 262 WI $100,000 3/30/10 1:30pm  77 920 WI $2,600,000 3/30/10 10:00am 78 608 WI $900,000 3/31/10 9:00am  79 715 WI $2,200,000 3/31/10 10:00am 80 414 WI $1,700,000 4/7/10 10:00am * More information will be provided when you speak with a 401kExchange representative.		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