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TABLE OF CONTENTS

June 2012


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ALSO INSIDE



Cover

Chasing Perfection

DC plan recordkeepers offer more products and services than ever

Editorial

A Vital Role

A retirement plan without a recordkeeper, well, isn’t much of a retirement plan at all.

UpFront

Ways and Means

Expert testimony touts tax-favored retirement accounts

Sticker Shock

Participant education needed before 404(a)(5) deadline

South to Rise Again

Southern college towns are ideal retirement spots

Request Not Denied!

Court refuses to dismiss claims over misplaced transfer

Projecting the End

Social Security to run out by 2033

Participants Lack Financial Savvy

Confidence in employee retirement assets drops

Not Enough

Income drop in retirement could be 28%

Below the Line

Rate of poverty among seniors increased

Auto-Enrollment Up

Half of plan sponsors offer this tool

Survey Says

Have You Measured Your Retirement Readiness?

A large part of the job of a plan sponsor is to educate participants about retirement readiness.

Bells & Whistles

Bells & Whistles

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.

Feature

Build a Better 401(k)

Sure-fire practices to ensure that your plan is greater than the sum of its parts

Head of the Class

Lifting the Fog

A number of firms are now looking at new investment processes

Asset Mix

Preventing a Fee Backlash

Cut through the confusion surrounding fee disclosure

The Bottom Line

Which One Is Best?

Five ways to select the best service provider   

Barry's Pickings

Are DBs a Dead End?

Consider the “death spiral” of the Illinois state pension fund…

Saxon Angle

408(b)(2) Disclosures

Nonmonetary compensation may count!



Just out of Reish

Many Happy Returns

Through QDIAs, it is win-win for sponsors and participants alike



Second Opinions

The Big Test

Supreme Court of the U.S. decision: A road map for plan sponsors

Education/Advice

Understanding Managed Accounts

Mutual funds and managed accounts offer similar benefits: professionally managed portfolios with exposure to stocks, bonds and/or other securities.

The Fiduciary’s Role in the Termination of Single Employer

Defined Benefit Plans: A Practical Guide

Account Management

This option can make investment decisions more manageable for participants



Tidbits

Tidbits

Some quotes, survey statistics and musings to use in employee communications, or just as a break in the grind.
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