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AUGUST 11, 2010		NEWSLETTER SPONSORS
Industry Insight from Fred Barstein The 401kWire to Name the Most Influential Advisors in Defined Contribution     CURRENTLY, IDENTIFYING THE top Defined Contribution (DC) advisors is more of an art than a science.  Various constituents including record keepers, broker dealers, investment only providers (IO’s), TPA’s, and even database/media companies have their own lists, but none can claim to be definitive.  Leveraging on their... Read More           Case of the Week:  Profit Sharing Contribution Allocation Formulas by John Carl, President, Retirement Learning Center   A RECENT CALL with a Merrill Lynch advisor in Connecticut is representative of a common scenario involving employer profit sharing contributions. The advisor asked:  In a profit sharing plan, is it possible to contribute at a greater rate for higher paid employees than for rank-and-file employees? Read More             Upcoming Event   5th Annual Employee Benefit Adviser Summit September 26 - 28, 2010 Boca Raton, FL   http://eba.benefitnews.com/conferences/ebas/           THE 2010 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ADVISER SUMMIT is the only industry event that provides the basics for your broker/adviser staff, as well as the advanced marketing and management techniques you need to grow your business.   Convening Sept. 26-28 in Boca Raton, Florida, our 5th annual Summit will feature experts and thought leaders in areas like health and wellness, voluntary benefits, financial wellness and the business tools you need to turbo-charge your business. Read More         From Last Week's Exchange 2010 Mid Year Ratings Report - Micro Market Providers     PRUDENTIAL LED ALL the 401kExchange Mid Year Ratings Report for investment services in the Micro Market (<$1 million); Prudential was followed by Ascensus, T Rowe Price, and American Funds, the latter repeating from 2009 along with John Hancock.   Better known larger providers dominated investment services including Fidelity... Read More        Prospect Pipeline APPOINTMENTS Over $200 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 1 256 AL $700,000 8/24/10 10:00am 2 205 AL $1,300,000 8/31/10 2:30pm  3 501 AR $1,500,000 8/25/10 10:00am 4 559 CA $173,000 8/18/10 2:00pm  5 202 DC $400,000 8/17/10 2:00pm  6 321 FL $160,000 8/20/10 1:30pm  7 305 FL $250,000 8/27/10 10:00am 8 808 HI $800,000 8/30/10 10:00am 9 641 IA $1,000,000 8/17/10 10:30am 10 319 IA $500,000 8/18/10 3:00pm  11 515 IA $300,000 8/30/10 1:30pm  12 208 ID $1,500,000 8/17/10 10:00am 13 208 ID * 9/8/10 10:00am 14 815 IL * 8/19/10 10:00am 15 309 IL $1,000,000 8/24/10 11:00am 16 815 IL $2,500,000 8/24/10 11:00am 17 630 IL * 8/24/10 10:00am 18 217 IL $2,200,000 8/25/10 9:00am  19 815 IL $900,000 8/31/10 1:00pm  20 260 IN $650,000 8/17/10 9:30am  21 765 IN $1,500,000 8/19/10 2:00pm  22 765 IN $1,000,000 8/24/10 2:00pm  23 316 KS $500,000 8/19/10 2:30pm  24 502 KY $800,000 8/25/10 3:00pm  25 318 LA $270,000 8/26/10 11:00am 26 985 LA * 8/31/10 9:00am  27 781 MA $550,000 8/26/10 2:00pm  28 301 MD $400,000 8/20/10 10:00am 29 989 MI $200,000 8/18/10 10:00am 30 586 MI $107,000 8/19/10 10:00am 31 616 MI $1,600,000 8/19/10 9:30am  32 616 MI $2,000,000 8/20/10 9:30am  33 586 MI $200,000 8/23/10 3:00pm  34 313 MI $650,000 8/24/10 10:00am 35 507 MN $500,000 8/17/10 11:00am 36 651 MN $500,000 8/18/10 10:00am 37 612 MN * 8/18/10 11:00am 38 952 MN $400,000 8/19/10 10:00am 39 507 MN $500,000 8/26/10 10:00am 40 320 MN $300,000 8/31/10 9:00am  41 636 MO $2,000,000 8/17/10 10:00am 42 314 MO $800,000 8/20/10 9:00am  43 314 MO $600,000 8/24/10 2:00pm  44 314 MO $500,000 9/2/10 10:00am 45 662 MS $1,000,000 8/24/10 10:00am 46 228 MS $1,000,000 8/24/10 2:00pm  47 662 MS $760,000 9/8/10 10:00am 48 252 NC $1,800,000 8/13/10 12:00pm 49 704 NC $600,000 8/24/10 3:00pm  50 828 NC $300,000 8/25/10 9:00am  51 252 NC $2,000,000 8/26/10 2:00pm  52 704 NC * 8/30/10 9:30am  53 704 NC $800,000 8/31/10 10:00am 54 919 NC * 9/8/10 10:00am 55 308 NE $1,500,000 8/18/10 3:00pm  56 402 NE $2,200,000 8/18/10 10:00am 57 402 NE $2,100,000 8/26/10 2:30pm  58 575 NM $2,000,000 8/19/10 10:00am 59 505 NM $300,000 9/2/10 9:30am  60 607 NY $400,000 8/18/10 2:00pm  61 716 NY $700,000 8/19/10 9:00am  62 516 NY * 8/19/10 9:30am  63 516 NY * 8/24/10 2:30pm  64 607 NY $550,000 8/31/10 10:00am 65 716 NY $250,000 9/16/10 2:30pm  66 419 OH $900,000 8/18/10 10:00am 67 419 OH $1,600,000 8/18/10 10:00am 68 614 OH $800,000 8/25/10 10:00am 69 419 OH * 8/25/10 10:00am 70 740 OH $1,300,000 8/26/10 9:00am  71 513 OH * 9/8/10 10:00am 72 918 OK $1,000,000 8/18/10 10:00am 73 918 OK * 8/19/10 10:00am 74 918 OK $500,000 8/23/10 10:00am 75 918 OK $350,000 9/14/10 9:00am  76 503 OR $350,000 8/17/10 10:00am 77 541 OR $700,000 8/24/10 9:00am  78 541 OR $2,000,000 8/24/10 10:00am 79 717 PA $1,600,000 8/26/10 10:00am 80 724 PA $1,800,000 8/26/10 2:30pm  81 570 PA $2,000,000 9/1/10 9:30am  82 864 SC $600,000 8/17/10 10:00am 83 931 TN $950,000 8/18/10 9:00am  84 423 TN $2,500,000 8/19/10 9:00am  85 615 TN $400,000 8/24/10 10:00am 86 423 TN * 8/24/10 1:00pm  87 423 TN * 8/26/10 2:00pm  88 615 TN $400,000 8/27/10 2:00pm  89 901 TN $700,000 8/31/10 2:00pm  90 423 TN $2,000,000 9/7/10 2:30pm  91 423 TN $2,500,000 9/13/10 10:00am 92 931 TN $700,000 9/22/10 10:30am 93 901 TN $800,000 9/22/10 10:00am 94 903 TX $2,900,000 8/25/10 10:00am 95 903 TX $580,000 8/26/10 9:00am  96 703 VA $600,000 8/18/10 11:00am 97 703 VA $400,000 8/27/10 12:00pm 98 802 VT * 8/16/10 9:30am  99 206 WA $650,000 8/16/10 10:00am 100 425 WA $1,000,000 8/16/10 1:00pm  101 206 WA * 8/19/10 10:00am 102 206 WA * 8/24/10 10:00am 103 360 WA $2,800,000 8/30/10 11:00am 104 360 WA $350,000 9/9/10 11:00am 105 715 WI $1,500,000 8/13/10 10:00am 106 715 WI $350,000 8/16/10 2:30pm  107 715 WI $1,000,000 8/18/10 11:00am 108 608 WI $1,800,000 8/18/10 3:00pm  109 262 WI * 8/19/10 9:30am  110 608 WI $1,200,000 8/24/10 10:00am 111 920 WI $750,000 8/25/10 9:00am  112 715 WI $800,000 8/27/10 9:30am  113 262 WI $1,500,000 8/30/10 2:00pm  114 414 WI $1,500,000 9/29/10 10:00am * More information will be provided when you speak with a 401kExchange representative.		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