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APRIL 30, 2008		NEWSLETTER SPONSORS
Industry Insight from Fred Barstein The Accidental DC Market     NO DOUBT THAT advisors and sponsors have significant control over DC plans and are the key to the success of the entire system followed closely by providers, participants and broker dealers. Yet it is alarming to note that most parties that... Read More       Making Transparency a Reality SIMPLICITY AND TRANSPARENCY in retirement plans is the new rule of the day. For both plan sponsors and participants, simple plan designs and clear disclosures of fees and compensation is increasingly demanded... Read More       401kExchange Welcomes Diversified Investment Advisors Back to the Weekly Exchange AS RECORD KEEPING BECOMES more commoditized and investment platforms offer virtually all available funds to mid-and larger plan sponsors, it becomes harder for even good providers like Diversified Investment Advisors (Diversified)... Read More       A Shareholder Squeeze Could Lead to a New Life for BenefitStreet THE 401(K) MARKET is getting a front row seat on how Silicon Valley pushes the reset button on deals that go bad. New funding should help BenefitStreet refocus its business. Read More Cash Balance Specialists Land in Six New Locales    A CALIFORNIA-BASED TPA adds more satellite offices to supports its more traditional DC advisor and TPA partners. ... Read More       From Last Week's Exchange Shifting Market Trends; Shifting Sales Strategies     FOR THOSE ADVISORS who regularly read Fred Barstein’s articles quoting the “Opportunity Index”--a measurement of plan sponsors willingness or interest in changing record keepers, I am sure it hasn’t gone without notice that this index continues to plummet.  Read More     Prospect Pipeline APPOINTMENTS Over $134 Million in 401(k) Set Appointments Available! Appointments currently available for sale with Plan Sponsors who want to meet face to face on a specific date and time!  For lead details, contact your Account Executive or call 877-777-401k, extension 3573, to speak with Mary Christopher (mchristopher@401kExchange.com). Lead # Area Code State Assets Appt. Date Appt. Time 1 661 CA $125,000 5/2/08 10:00am 2 310 CA $218,000 5/13/08 10:00am 3 707 CA * 5/21/08 2:00pm 4 719 CO $225,000 5/6/08 2:30pm 5 352 FL $500,000 5/23/08 10:00am 6 352 FL $950,000 5/20/08 10:00am 7 941 FL $1,300,000 5/28/08 10:00am 8 813 FL $1,500,000 5/14/08 1:30pm 9 727 FL * 5/22/08 2:00pm 10 813 FL * 5/22/08 10:00am 11 706 GA $210,000 5/28/08 2:00pm 12 770 GA $400,000 5/19/08 9:00am 13 706 GA $600,000 5/14/08 10:00am 14 706 GA $600,000 5/20/08 9:30am 15 229 GA $700,000 5/21/08 2:00pm 16 706 GA $2,500,000 5/15/08 10:00am 17 404 GA * 5/14/08 9:00am 18 404 GA * 5/30/08 9:30am 19 563 IA $500,000 5/7/08 9:00am 20 217 IL $481,000 5/20/08 2:00pm 21 614 IL $700,000 5/27/08 2:00pm 22 630 IL $1,050,000 5/14/08 2:00pm 23 217 IL $1,100,000 5/19/08 9:30am 24 309 IL $1,250,000 5/14/08 9:30am 25 574 IN $500,000 5/7/08 10:30am 26 260 IN $500,000 5/21/08 10:30am 27 260 IN $700,000 5/20/08 2:00pm 28 260 IN $750,000 5/20/08 9:00am 29 765 IN $800,000 5/26/08 9:00am 30 317 IN $825,000 5/14/08 3:30pm 31 574 IN $850,000 5/5/08 9:00am 32 260 IN $850,000 5/28/08 2:30pm 33 317 IN $931,000 5/8/08 9:00am 34 763 IN $1,900,000 5/21/08 9:30am 35 260 IN $2,000,000 5/6/08 9:00am 36 812 IN $2,000,000 5/28/08 2:00pm 37 317 IN $2,800,000 5/1/08 10:00am 38 260 IN $2,800,000 5/28/08 9:00am 39 765 IN * 5/14/08 3:00pm 40 219 IN * 5/14/08 9:00am 41 785 KS $318,000 5/13/08 10:30am 42 620 KS $2,100,000 5/6/08 9:00am 43 620 KS * 5/13/08 9:00am 44 913 KS * 6/5/08 9:00am 45 270 KY * 5/15/08 1:30pm 46 318 LA $350,000 5/21/08 2:00pm 47 318 LA $350,000 6/5/08 10:00am 48 504 LA $390,000 5/20/08 9:00am 49 225 LA $400,000 5/15/08 11:00am 50 225 LA $700,000 5/15/08 12:00pm 51 318 LA $2,600,000 5/19/08 10:00am 52 225 LA * 5/22/08 10:00am 53 504 LA * 5/21/08 11:00am 54 617 MA $200,000 5/28/08 11:00am 55 404 MA $2,700,000 5/27/08 10:30am 56 781 MA * 5/15/08 10:00am 57 781 MA * 5/16/08 11:00am 58 301 MD $300,000 5/6/08 9:30am 59 301 MD $300,000 5/7/08 9:30am 60 207 ME $2,400,000 5/16/08 10:00am 61 231 MI $300,000 5/15/08 11:00am 62 231 MI $400,000 5/28/08 10:00am 63 989 MI $500,000 5/28/08 9:00am 64 248 MI * 5/21/08 10:00am 65 517 MI * 5/21/08 10:00am 66 218 MN $500,000 5/23/08 10:00am 67 507 MN $500,000 5/27/08 9:00am 68 763 MN $550,000 5/28/08 10:00am 69 612 MN $700,000 5/7/08 1:00pm 70 763 MN $700,000 6/3/08 2:00pm 71 763 MN $1,100,000 5/14/08 9:00am 72 507 MN $1,100,000 5/20/08 3:30pm 73 952 MN $1,800,000 5/6/08 10:00am 74 763 MN $1,900,000 5/21/08 9:00am 75 952 MN $2,300,000 5/27/08 11:00am 76 507 MN $2,700,000 5/15/08 11:00am 77 651 MN * 5/14/08 9:30am 78 507 MN * 5/13/08 10:00am 79 952 MN * 5/23/08 1:00pm 80 952 MN * 5/22/08 2:00pm 81 314 MO $1,000,000 5/15/08 10:00am 82 417 MO $1,500,000 5/15/08 10:00am 83 314 MO $1,800,000 5/21/08 10:30am 84 314 MO $2,100,000 5/22/08 1:30pm 85 314 MO * 5/22/08 2:00pm 86 573 MO * 5/1/08 9:30am 87 662 MS $230,000 5/21/08 2:30pm 88 662 MS $350,000 5/21/08 9:30am 89 601 MS $1,750,000 5/6/08 10:00am 90 662 MS * 5/16/08 9:00am 91 910 NC $400,000 5/30/08 2:00pm 92 919 NC $600,000 5/6/08 10:00am 93 252 NC $2,000,000 5/6/08 3:30pm 94 336 NC $2,000,000 5/27/08 2:00pm 95 910 NC * 5/29/08 11:00am 96 252 NC * 5/14/08 11:00am 97 910 NC * 5/13/08 10:00am 98 701 ND * 5/13/08 2:00pm 99 603 NH * 5/14/08 10:00am 100 201 NJ * 5/20/08 10:00am 101 315 NY $500,000 5/21/08 10:00am 102 518 NY $600,000 5/8/08 11:00am 103 212 NY $800,000 5/22/08 10:00am 104 607 NY $900,000 5/29/08 2:00pm 105 518 NY $1,000,000 5/22/08 9:00am 106 315 NY $1,100,000 5/7/08 10:00am 107 518 NY $1,400,000 5/13/08 11:00am 108 585 NY $2,000,000 5/14/08 10:00am 109 718 NY $2,300,000 5/8/08 1:00pm 110 518 NY * 5/7/08 10:00am 111 937 OH $450,000 5/28/08 10:00am 112 937 OH $900,000 5/29/08 1:30pm 113 419 OH $1,200,000 5/23/08 9:00am 114 440 OH * 5/14/08 2:00pm 115 216 OH * 5/6/08 10:00am 116 419 OH * 5/14/08 10:00am 117 937 OH * 5/13/08 1:00pm 118 216 OH * 5/13/08 10:00am 119 503 OR $300,000 5/20/08 10:30am 120 814 PA $800,000 5/28/08 4:30pm 121 610 PA * 5/21/08 10:00am 122 401 RI $450,000 5/28/08 2:00pm 123 843 SC $580,000 5/20/08 9:00am 124 615 TN $300,000 5/28/08 1:00pm 125 615 TN $500,000 5/21/08 10:00am 126 423 TN $1,500,000 5/27/08 2:00pm 127 423 TN * 5/27/08 10:30am 128 615 TN * 5/22/08 3:00pm 129 214 TX $300,000 5/13/08 10:00am 130 214 TX $300,000 5/14/08 3:00pm 131 713 TX $1,000,000 5/20/08 10:00am 132 281 TX $1,500,000 5/16/08 10:00am 133 281 TX $1,500,000 5/21/08 2:00pm 134 281 TX $1,500,000 5/26/08 1:00pm 135 281 TX $1,700,000 5/13/08 9:00am 136 936 TX * 5/6/08 10:00am 137 512 TX * 5/8/08 10:00am 138 801 UT $1,600,000 5/21/08 10:30am 139 540 VA $1,800,000 5/7/08 2:30pm 140 434 VA $1,800,000 5/15/08 11:00am 141 434 VA * 5/8/08 11:00am 142 509 WA $625,000 5/15/08 10:30am 143 360 WA $750,000 5/29/08 11:00am 144 425 WA $2,000,000 5/8/08 10:00am 145 206 WA $2,000,000 5/22/08 10:00am 146 509 WA $2,100,000 5/13/08 9:00am 147 509 WA $2,500,000 5/20/08 10:00am 148 425 WA * 5/21/08 10:00am 149 206 WA * 5/8/08 10:00am 150 608 WI $200,000 5/15/08 2:30pm 151 715 WI $350,000 5/20/08 9:00am 152 715 WI $450,000 5/12/08 10:30am 153 920 WI $1,600,000 5/13/08 10:00am 154 715 WI $1,650,000 5/22/08 10:00am 155 608 WI $2,000,000 5/8/08 9:00am 156 715 WI $2,000,000 5/20/08 9:00am 157 715 WI $2,300,000