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MAY 14, 2008

NEWSLETTER SPONSORS

 
 
Industry Insight from Fred Barstein
How Do Sponsors Rate their Advisors?
 
 

BELIEVING THAT YOU can be judged by the company you keep, 401kExchange reviewed the results of plan advisors’ ratings from the almost 30,000 surveys completed with plan sponsors under $10 million and the almost 3,000 surveys with plans $10-$100 million...
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RSM McGladrey

Important Deadline for 403(b) Plan Sponsor Clients

DO YOU WORK with 403(b) plans for churches, schools, hospitals, or other not-for-profit organizations? If you answered yes, then you need to keep reading. New regulations and new reporting requirements for all 403(b) plans will take effect on January 1, 2009. Plan sponsors will be affected by two significant...

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JP Morgan

The Cost of Our Assumptions

MAKING OVERLY OPTIMISTIC
assumptions can be risky business. Take the old economist joke, for example: 

A physicist, a chemist, and an economist are stuck on a desert island without food or water—only cases of canned tuna fish.  But they have no can-opener.

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ING Exec Discusses the CitiStreet Deal  
THE PRESIDENT OF retirement services market segments at ING Wealth Management talks to The 401kWire about the $900 million acquisition. 
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Trone is MIA at fi360 Conference
The FI360 FOUNDER was a no-show at the Charlotte conference, and the absence may not be temporary.  
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From Last Week's Exchange
April Opportunity Index Forbearer of
More Consolidation in the 401(k) Market
 
 

WHILE THE CONTINUING decline of the 401kExchange Opportunity Index¹ is just one of the many factors that will force dramatic change among DC service providers, it is becoming increasingly important. There is nothing like declining...
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Prospect Pipeline APPOINTMENTS
Over $166 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

205

AL

*

6/10/08

9:30am

2

251

AL

*

6/17/08

10:00am

3

251

AL

*

5/29/08

2:00pm

4

501

AR

$1,300,000

6/3/08

2:00pm

5

520

AZ

$2,900,000

5/21/08

10:00am

6

480

AZ

*

6/18/08

9:00am

7

714

CA

$200,000

6/13/08

2:00pm

8

818

CA

$500,000

6/4/08

11:00am

9

650

CA

$550,000

6/4/08

11:00am

10

650

CA

$800,000

6/20/08

1:30pm

11

707

CA

$950,000

6/18/08

10:00am

12

559

CA

$1,000,000

6/23/08

10:00am

13

562

CA

$1,500,000

6/18/08

9:00am

14

209

CA

$2,000,000

6/9/08

9:30am

15

559

CA

$2,200,000

6/4/08

9:00am

16

858

CA

$2,500,000

5/21/08

10:30am

17

831

CA

*

5/21/08

11:00am

18

707

CA

*

6/17/08

10:00am

19

323

CA

*

5/28/08

2:00pm

20

415

CA

*

5/21/08

11:00am

21

202

DC

$1,000,000

6/6/08

4:00pm

22

202

DC

*

5/23/08

11:30am

23

941

FL

$500,000

5/22/08

3:00pm

24

352

FL

$500,000

5/23/08

10:00am

25

813

FL

$900,000

5/28/08

9:00am

26

352

FL

$950,000

5/20/08

10:00am

27

352

FL

$1,100,000

5/29/08

10:00am

28

813

FL

$1,500,000

6/11/08

10:00am

29

386

FL

*

6/18/08

9:30am

30

954

FL

*

6/5/08

11:30am

31

305

FL

*

6/3/08

9:30am

32

813

FL

*

5/22/08

10:00am

33

706

GA

$210,000

5/28/08

2:00pm

34

770

GA

$400,000

5/19/08

9:00am

35

706

GA

$600,000

5/20/08

9:30am

36

229

GA

$700,000

5/21/08

2:00pm

37

515

IA

*

6/16/08

9:00am

38

217

IL

$481,000

5/20/08

2:00pm

39

217

IL

$1,000,000

6/10/08

10:30am

40

217

IL

$1,100,000

5/19/08

9:30am

41

309

IL

*

6/3/08

9:00am

42

309

IL

*

5/20/08

10:00am

43

317

IN

$1,500,000

6/5/08

10:30am

44

763

IN

$1,900,000

5/21/08

9:30am

45

812

IN

$2,000,000

5/28/08

2:00pm

46

317

IN

$2,500,000

6/16/08

2:00pm

47

812

IN

*

5/19/08

2:00pm

48

812

IN

*

5/21/08

9:00am

49

317

IN

*

6/5/08

9:30am

50

260

IN

*

6/19/08

10:00am

51

260

IN

*

6/19/08

10:00am

52

574

IN

*

6/10/08

9:30am

53

620

KS

$910,000

6/3/08

11:00am

54

913

KS

*

5/28/08

2:30pm

55

502

KY

$900,000

5/28/08

3:00pm

56

270

KY

*

5/15/08

1:30pm

57

318

LA

$350,000

5/21/08

2:00pm

58

225

LA

$400,000

5/15/08

11:00am

59

318

LA

$400,000

6/4/08

10:00am

60

318

LA

$500,000

6/10/08

9:00am

61

318

LA

$2,600,000

5/19/08

10:00am

62

504

LA

*

5/21/08

11:00am

63

508

MA

$500,000

6/17/08

1:30pm

64

508

MA

$650,000

6/11/08

9:00am

65

508

MA

$1,000,000

6/11/08

2:30pm

66

508

MA

$2,000,000

5/23/08

2:00pm

67

404

MA

$2,700,000

5/27/08

10:30am

68

781

MA

*

5/15/08

10:00am

69

301

MD

$500,000

6/2/08

9:00am

70

301

MD

$500,000

6/11/08

9:30am

71

301

MD

$750,000

6/19/08

10:00am

72

410

MD

*

6/4/08

10:00am

73

410

MD

*

6/3/08

9:00am

74

207

ME

*

6/11/08

2:00pm

75

231

MI

$300,000

5/15/08

11:00am

76

989

MI

$500,000

5/28/08

9:00am

77

810

MI

$2,500,000

5/21/08

9:30am

78

218

MN

$500,000

5/23/08

10:00am

79

507

MN

$500,000

5/27/08

9:00am

80

763

MN

$550,000

5/28/08

10:00am

81

763

MN

$700,000

6/3/08

2:00pm

82

651

MN

$1,000,000

6/5/08

11:00am

83

507

MN

$1,100,000

5/20/08

3:30pm

84

763

MN

$1,200,000

5/21/08

9:00am

85

651

MN

$1,200,000

6/3/08

9:30am

86

612

MN

$1,500,000

5/21/08

9:00am

87

763

MN

$1,900,000

5/21/08

9:00am

88

763

MN

$2,000,000

5/28/08

2:30pm

89

952

MN

$2,000,000

6/2/08

11:00am

90

952

MN

$2,600,000

6/19/08

9:00am

91

507

MN

$2,700,000

5/15/08

11:00am

92

952

MN

*

6/20/08

1:00pm

93

952

MN

*

5/22/08

2:00pm

94

314

MO

$500,000

6/10/08

9:00am

95

314

MO

$1,000,000

5/15/08

10:00am

96

636

MO

$1,000,000

6/9/08

10:00am

97

314

MO

$1,200,000

6/11/08

10:00am

98

314

MO

$1,500,000

5/23/08

11:00am

99

314

MO

$1,800,000

5/21/08

10:30am

100

314

MO

$2,100,000

5/22/08

1:30pm

101

573

MO

*

6/5/08

9:30am

102

662

MS

$300,000

5/23/08

9:30am

103

662

MS

$350,000

5/21/08

9:30am

104

919

NC

$650,000

6/13/08

9:00am

105

252

NC

$1,150,000

6/9/08

2:00pm

106

919

NC

$1,200,000

5/21/08

2:00pm

107

336

NC

$2,000,000

5/27/08

2:00pm

108

609

NJ

$109,000

5/28/08

2:00pm

109

201

NJ

$1,200,000

5/23/08

10:00am

110

201

NJ

*

6/4/08

3:30pm

111

505

NM

$500,000

6/10/08

10:00am

112

505

NM

$1,000,000

6/11/08

3:00pm

113

505

NM

*

5/27/08

10:00am

114

702

NV

*

6/3/08

10:00am

115

718

NY

$400,000

5/29/08

12:00pm

116

315

NY

$500,000

5/21/08

10:00am

117

212

NY

$500,000

6/4/08

11:00am

118

212

NY

$750,000

6/5/08

12:00pm

119

518

NY

$1,000,000

5/22/08

9:00am

120

716

NY

$2,200,000

6/6/08

2:00pm

121

607

NY

*

5/28/08

10:00am

122

212

NY

*

5/21/08

3:00pm

123

937

OH

$450,000

5/28/08

10:00am

124

937

OH

$450,000

6/6/08

9:00am

125

937

OH

$550,000

6/3/08

10:00am

126

330

OH

$600,000

5/19/08

9:00am

127

937

OH

$700,000

6/3/08

9:00am

128

419

OH

$1,200,000

5/23/08

9:00am

129

419

OH

$1,300,000

5/22/08

10:00am

130

937

OH

$2,000,000

5/22/08

9:00am

131

330

OH

$2,000,000

5/23/08

9:00am

132

419

OH

$2,000,000

6/10/08

9:30am

133

419

OH

$2,500,000

6/13/08

9:30am

134

937

OH

$2,800,000

6/3/08

10:00am

135

937

OH

*

6/12/08

2:00pm

136

614

OH

*

6/10/08

10:00am

137

330

OH

*

6/23/08

2:00pm

138

440

OH

*

6/12/08

10:00am

139

513

OH

*

6/2/08

9:30am

140

937

OH

*

6/4/08

2:00pm

141

503

OR

$300,000

5/20/08

10:30am

142

215

PA

$500,000

6/17/08

9:00am

143

724

PA

$800,000

6/5/08

1:30pm

144

717

PA

$2,250,000

6/5/08

10:30am

145

724

PA

$2,500,000

6/2/08

10:00am

146

215

PA

*

6/3/08

10:00am

147

724

PA

*

6/17/08

2:00pm

148

610

PA

*

5/21/08

10:00am

149

401

RI

$450,000

5/28/08

2:00pm

150

843

SC

$580,000

5/20/08

9:00am

151

803

SC

*

6/3/08

10:00am

152

615

TN

$300,000

5/28/08

1:00pm

153

901

TN

$400,000

6/3/08

9:30am

154

615

TN

$500,000

5/21/08

10:00am

155

423

TN

$1,500,000

5/27/08

2:00pm

156

901

TN

$1,500,000

6/17/08

9:00am

157

615

TN

*

5/22/08

3:00pm

158

972

TX

$350,000

5/22/08

2:00pm

159

281

TX

$400,000

5/22/08

2:00pm

160

214

TX

$400,000

6/5/08

9:30am

161

915

TX

$500,000

6/23/08

2:00pm

162

806

TX

$600,000

6/4/08

10:00

163

713

TX

$700,000

5/22/08

10:00am

164

713

TX

$800,000

6/11/08

2:00pm

165

409

TX

$1,200,000

6/5/08

2:00pm

166

325

TX

$1,200,000

6/19/08

2:30pm

167