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US Insurers Issue European Medium Term Notes
By Ron McHugh, John Hancock Mutual Life
Ron McHugh of John Hancock Mutual Life takes a look at the background, success and future market potential of efforts to reach European and Asian investors through the issuance of EMTNs.

Editor's Perspective
By Greg Wilensky, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Greg Wilensky of Sanford C. Bernstein & Company provides an overview of the Fourth Quarter 1999 issue of Stable Times.

SVIA Investment & Policy Survey Highlights
By Judy Markland, Landmark Strategies
Landmark Strategies' Judy Markland highlights the results of the third annual Investment and Policy Survey.

Tracking Stable Value Yield Spreads
By Karl Tourville, Galliard Capital Management
Galliard's Karl Tourville tracks stable value yield spreads from December 1998 to October 1999.

"Stable Value - Better than Ever"
By Janet Jasin Quarberg, Hueler Companies
A graph and update of stable value performance provided by Hueler Companies' Janet Jasin Quarberg.

SVIA Board Changes
Five new members are elected to SVIA Board to fill positions of outgoing members.

Features from the New Opportunities, New Frontiers National Forum:

Financial Engines: Providing Investor Advice Via the Web
By Randy Myers
"What we're seeking to do is to help the average investory with terribly important, and even life-threatening issues..." Dr. William Sharpe, Nobel Laureate, Co-Founder and Chairman, Financial Engines.

Changing Demographics Should Help Stable Value Industry
By Randy Myers
"The American population is getting older, and that's good news for the stable value industry." Mark Goldstein, North American Training Director, Age Wave Communications Corp.

Yardeni on Stocks: A Bearish View
By Randy Myers
"...by March 2000 the Dow Jones Industrial Average could fall 30%..." Dr. Ed Yardeni, Chief Economist, Global Investment Strategist & Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities.

Working Longer for Less:
Why Education for Retirement Investors is Crucial
By Randy Myers
"Too few working Americans have absorbed the importance of investing for their own retirement." Dallas Salisbury, President & CEO, EBRI.

Performance Measurement Task Force Update
By K. Daniel Libby, IBM Retirement Funds

Taking Stable Value Global
By Randy Myers

Stable Value: The Best-Kept Secret in 401(k) Plans?
By Randy Myers

Hard Sell: Attracting Financial Advisors to Stable Value Funds
By Randy Myers

Asset Allocation: Age Matters
By Randy Myers

401(k) Investors React Quickly to Market Volatility
By Randy Myers

Asset Allocation Models: Still Searching for Stable Value
By Randy Myers

Stable Value: The Best-Kept Secret in 401(k) Plans?
By Randy Myers

Stable Value Crossword Puzzle
By Allen Fen, Fen Associates

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