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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010		NEWSLETTER SPONSORS
Industry Insight from Fred Barstein Top Reasons for Dissatisfaction Among Sponsors in Motion - 2010 Mid Year Report      IN A FURTHER sign of both stabilization and commoditization, 401(k) plan sponsors who were thinking of changing or actively searching for a new record keeper kept their focus on fees.  With the market improving, fewer sponsors were likely to change and they were less concerned about fund performance, education, and investment... Read More           Case of the Week:  Income Acceleration for Converted Roth Amounts Distributed Before 2012 by John Carl, President, Retirement Learning Center     A RECENT CALL with a Merrill Lynch advisor in Alabama is representative of a common scenario involving distributions of converted amounts following a 2010 Roth IRA conversion. The advisor asked: For distributions occurring before 2012, what are the tax consequences of taking a Roth IRA distribution of an amount that... Read More             From Last Week's Exchange 2010 401kExchange Mid-Year Market Share Report     WITH SPONSORS CHANGING record keepers slower than ever, it is no surprise that there is very little change in market share from 2009 compared to that of the first half of 2010 (based on almost 20,000 surveys with 401(k) plan sponsors).  There were no newcomers to the top 10 record keepers in any market with very few making great... 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         Prospect Pipeline APPOINTMENTS Over $180 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 1 907 AK $400,000 9/20/10 2:00pm  2 251 AL $800,000 9/8/10 2:00pm  3 479 AR * 9/8/10 10:00am 4 707 CA $300,000 9/15/10 10:00am 5 707 CA $700,000 9/16/10 2:30pm  6 805 CA $400,000 9/21/10 11:00am 7 719 CO $500,000 9/10/10 2:00pm  8 719 CO * 9/10/10 10:00am 9 706 GA $600,000 9/8/10 10:00am 10 404 GA $400,000 9/14/10 10:30am 11 706 GA $1,000,000 9/15/10 2:30pm  12 706 GA $2,000,000 9/15/10 2:00pm  13 706 GA $1,000,000 9/17/10 3:00pm  14 515 IA $250,000 9/8/10 10:00am 15 712 IA $2,200,000 9/8/10 3:00pm  16 515 IA $300,000 9/21/10 10:00am 17 641 IA $1,000,000 9/23/10 10:30am 18 208 ID * 9/8/10 10:00am 19 208 ID $1,500,000 9/9/10 11:00am 20 309 IL $750,000 9/9/10 9:00am  21 217 IL $600,000 9/15/10 9:00am  22 773 IL $2,700,000 9/15/10 9:00am  23 847 IL * 9/17/10 9:00am  24 317 IN $300,000 9/15/10 9:00am  25 219 IN $600,000 9/15/10 10:00am 26 765 IN $900,000 9/15/10 10:30am 27 985 LA * 9/14/10 10:30am 28 318 LA $270,000 9/15/10 11:00am 29 337 LA * 9/20/10 9:00am  30 978 MA $300,000 9/10/10 11:00am 31 978 MA $980,000 9/14/10 9:00am  32 617 MA $1,000,000 9/14/10 12:00pm 33 301 MD $700,000 9/23/10 10:00am 34 207 ME $1,500,000 9/15/10 1:00pm  35 989 MI $700,000 9/8/10 3:00pm  36 616 MI $1,000,000 9/17/10 10:00am 37 269 MI $700,000 9/21/10 2:00pm  38 952 MN $400,000 9/13/10 2:00pm  39 507 MN $500,000 9/14/10 2:00pm  40 507 MN $1,600,000 9/15/10 1:00pm  41 507 MN $500,000 9/17/10 10:00am 42 507 MN $2,500,000 9/20/10 2:00pm  43 952 MN $400,000 9/23/10 10:00am 44 314 MO $1,000,000 9/8/10 10:00am 45 573 MO $2,000,000 9/9/10 10:00am 46 314 MO $550,000 9/14/10 10:00am 47 314 MO * 9/14/10 10:30am 48 314 MO $1,000,000 9/15/10 10:30am 49 573 MO $1,000,000 9/16/10 9:00am  50 636 MO $1,200,000 9/24/10 9:00am  51 314 MO $600,000 9/28/10 10:00am 52 636 MO $2,000,000 9/28/10 10:00am 53 919 NC $750,000 9/8/10 9:00am  54 919 NC * 9/8/10 10:00am 55 704 NC $350,000 9/9/10 9:00am  56 828 NC $600,000 9/9/10 2:30pm  57 828 NC $957,000 9/9/10 10:00am 58 704 NC $200,000 9/14/10 1:00pm  59 828 NC $350,000 9/14/10 10:30am 60 828 NC $375,000 9/15/10 10:00am 61 336 NC $750,000 9/15/10 10:00am 62 252 NC $1,000,000 9/15/10 9:00am  63 919 NC $1,000,000 9/20/10 2:00pm  64 701 ND $1,800,000 9/7/10 10:00am 65 402 NE $1,500,000 9/9/10 9:30am  66 402 NE * 9/9/10 10:30am 67 402 NE $1,000,000 9/13/10 9:00am  68 402 NE $1,600,000 9/15/10 10:00am 69 402 NE $600,000 9/16/10 9:30am  70 505 NM $600,000 9/8/10 9:00am  71 575 NM $2,000,000 9/16/10 2:00pm  72 607 NY $400,000 9/14/10 2:00pm  73 716 NY $250,000 9/16/10 2:30pm  74 513 OH * 9/8/10 10:00am 75 937 OH * 9/8/10 9:30am  76 419 OH $2,000,000 9/9/10 3:00pm  77 937 OH * 9/13/10 2:00pm  78 330 OH $300,000 9/16/10 3:00pm  79 740 OH $800,000 9/29/10 2:30pm  80 918 OK $500,000 9/8/10 10:00am 81 918 OK $350,000 9/14/10 9:00am  82 918 OK * 9/29/10 10:00am 83 503 OR $350,000 9/15/10 10:00am 84 503 OR * 9/15/10 9:30am  85 503 OR $880,000 9/17/10 9:30am  86 814 PA $300,000 9/9/10 10:00am 87 570 PA $500,000 9/23/10 9:00am  88 843 SC $292,000 9/9/10 11:00am 89 803 SC $500,000 9/14/10 10:00am 90 864 SC $500,000 9/15/10 10:00am 91 864 SC $800,000 9/22/10 9:00am  92 901 TN $800,000 9/22/10 10:00am 93 409 TX * 9/7/10 10:00am 94 806 TX $1,000,000 9/14/10 10:00am 95 936 TX $600,000 9/15/10 10:00am 96 806 TX $1,500,000 9/17/10 10:00am 97 409 TX $500,000 10/21/10 10:00am 98 801 UT $2,300,000 9/9/10 2:00pm  99 435 UT $1,400,000 9/13/10 10:00am 100 801 UT * 9/14/10 10:00am 101 801 UT $1,200,000 9/15/10 11:00am 102 801 UT $250,000 9/16/10 2:00pm  103 435 UT $300,000 9/20/10 9:00am  104 801 UT * 9/30/10 10:00am 105 540 VA $400,000 9/7/10 10:00am 106 703 VA $300,000 9/20/10 10:00am 107 425 WA $1,600,000 9/8/10 9:30am  108 360 WA $400,000 9/9/10 11:00am 109 509 WA $500,000 9/16/10 9:00am  110 509 WA * 9/22/10 11:00am 111 715 WI $650,000 9/9/10 1:00pm  112 715 WI $1,000,000 9/9/10 11:00am 113 262 WI $2,000,000 9/10/10 1:00pm  114 715 WI $1,700,000 9/14/10 3:00pm  115 608 WI * 9/14/10 11:00am 116 920 WI $300,000 9/15/10 10:00am 117 920 WI $1,500,000 9/15/10 1:30pm  118 414 WI $1,500,000 9/29/10 10:00am 119 304 WV $400,000 9/7/10 2:00pm  120 304 WV $500,000 9/8/10 9:00am  121 304 WV $2,000,000 9/24/10 9:00am  * More information will be provided when you speak with a 401kExchange representative.		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